The right tools can help people connect to valuable skills and new jobs, and help businesses succeed.
Microsoft is working with its international organization partners to help build the capacity of the public sector to foster entrepreneurship, stimulate competitiveness and support local innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises.
ADB and Microsoft have supported NGO Connection Days in Southeast Asia, bringing together development advocates and local partners to advance non-governmental organization (NGO) programs and operational activities through increased access and use of ICT.
The CMC program with UNESCO includes telecenter facilities combined with local language radio broadcasting to empower and educate rural communities in Senegal, Mali and Mozambique.
Established by UNIDO, DBICs provide business solutions to SMEs in rural Uganda to help drive growth and competitiveness.
Under our partnership with UNIDO and actively supporting the investment climate in Africa through the Africa Investment Promotion Agency Network (AfrIPANet) and the African Investment Monitoring platform.
Microsoft supports the OAS in establishing e-portals for municipalities and government agencies throughout the Americas. Successful projects are used as reference cases to help share best practices and foster quicker deployment.
The Haiti Government and the IDB created a technology solution the Haiti Integrated Government Platform (HIGP) that creates immediate capability in government entities to provide information and services to citizens.
The IDB and Microsoft are partnering to support SMEs in tourism through the Microsoft Innovation Center for Tourism (MICTT) in Panama and will bring new technology projects to the MICTT, focused on designing solutions for SMEs in Panama’s tourism sector.
In partnership with UNIDO, the Local Software Development Centers provide training and resources to promote development of a sustainable local software economy in Uganda.
Since 2006, Microsoft has supported the Asian and Pacific Training Center for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT) – a key initiative in advancing UNESCAP’s ICT capabilities.
The Virtual Institute was established with support from Microsoft and the IDB to advance the research agenda in ICT applied to the development of Latin America, as well as increase opportunities for the regional research community.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is the primary source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development projects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) helps countries create employment and improve the quality of life of the world’s poor through sustainable industrial development.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance of 28 countries from North America & Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty by safeguarding the freedom & security of its member countries by political & military means.
The Organization of American States (OAS) works toward strengthening democracy and defending common interests by carrying out mandates established by participating countries.
UNESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region.
ADB is a multilateral financial institution composed of 67 members with the mandate of promoting economic and social progress among its member states with the overall aim of reducing poverty and improving lives.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the life blood of economic development in Africa and technology can empower them to gain access to continental and export markets, and drive efficiencies and growth for their businesses.
Latin America and Caribbean region is the largest remittance market in the world, accounting for nearly 67 billion dollars, of which 75% is sent from the U.S.
The CESAG School of Government trains government employees around the region on how to use and leverage technology and the JFK Schools Low Cost Computing program gives students access to PC and Internet connectivity.
Successful ICT capacity building programs helps governments train employees in the knowledge of ICT and how it can be applied to drive great benefits for their citizens.
Leaders from the EU and Africa convened at the third EU-Africa Business Forum in Nairobi, Kenya to review progress on critical development programs supported by the EU.
Microsoft and its partners including the Organization of American States, the Inter-American development Bank and the World Bank are working together to implement programs to help people in the region benefit from access to ICT and related skills.
