Challenges & Opportunities for IGOs

In their role as advisors to governments, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) set the policy and program frameworks to guide governments in their efforts to drive social and economic development. The ambitious charters of IGOs include eradicating poverty and hunger; promoting greater access to opportunities through investments in education, skills training, and health; and building infrastructure for information and communication technology (ICT), transportation, and basic utilities. To meet the goals of their charters, these organizations often rely on public-private partnerships to amplify resources and expertise when creating high-impact programs.

A broad range of IGOs are partnering with Microsoft in the areas of poverty reduction, education, workforce training, and making available the benefits of new technologies. Microsoft's key contribution to helping sustainable development is technological expertise to design solutions specifically tailored to address international, regional, and local needs.

Microsoft shares the commitment to achieving the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, and has set the year 2015 as its first major milestone to reach the next billion people who are not yet realizing the benefits of technology.

Learn more about the impact of ICT for economic and social development.