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Microsoft Office 2010 now available for nonprofits through donations program Sylvie Laffarge, Director Community Affairs EMEA - 29 July 2010

Technology can be an amazing tool to help drive social change and economic development. In their constant...

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New skills for new jobs: opportunities for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the job market James Thurston, Senior Strategist for Global Policy & Standards - 20 July 2010

The EU 2020 strategy calls for economic growth based on a smart, sustainable and inclusive model that targets...

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A European economy linked to eSkilled workers! Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 07 July 2010

In June the "Enterprise & Industry Magazine" of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the...

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Skilling Europe to innovate in the cloud Elena Bonfiglioli & Mark Lange - 17 June 2010

Can Europe use cloud computing to stimulate economic growth?  If so, what skills will be needed to make...

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Webinar: management skills for the cloud Jonathan Liebenau, Head of Technology Innovation, LSE Enterprise - 14 June 2010 Webinar: management skills for the cloud

If you missed the chance to read Professor Jonathan Liebenau’s great post of skills and cloud computing, I...

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Helping Britain get back to work! Microsoft UK fosters 500,000 people into skills and work Stephen Uden, Head of Skills & Economic Affairs, Microsoft U.K - 27 May 2010

With UK unemployment reaching 2.5m and 77% of all jobs requiring digital skills, we launched Britain Works in...

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Employment Commissioner László Andor puts the European spotlight on ‘Global Skills Strategy' Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 18 May 2010

The first ever meeting of the G20 employment ministers  set the tone for a concerted response to the...

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Future European competitiveness – dependent on our ability to provide the best education for our children Kirsten Panton, Partners in Learning regional lead for WE - 22 April 2010

The European Union has singled education and training as one of its priorities with the adoption of the Lisbon...

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EU e-skills week in Romania ¦ Launching ICT skills portale - aptitudini.ro Stefania Popp, Executive Director, Junior Achievement Romania - 20 April 2010

www.e-aptitudini.ro portal puts the incentive on upgrading skills! An initiative launched during the European...

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ICT and education: emerging trends in Europe and globally Kirsten Panton, Partners in Learning regional lead for WE - 07 April 2010

The pace of change and development in education has picked up substantially in recent years – largely because...

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Event | ICT-Are we doing enough to keep the Europeans ahead in education? Events - 26 March 2010

Education is one of the important targets in Europe’s 2020 Strategy and rightly so.

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Securing Europe’s competitive future through education: Innovative Education Forum 2010 Kirsten Panton, Partners in Learning regional lead for WE - 25 March 2010

The feeling in Berlin this week is not quite one of the majestic city of the past, but much more an...

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Funding boost for Telecentre-Europe will aid Europe’s digital literacy 15 March 2010 Funding boost for Telecentre-Europe will aid Europe’s digital literacy

With support from Microsoft, enabling Telecentre-Europe to meet and develop the bid, they have secured a...

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New Skills for New Europeans – Immigrant Women Realizing Potential Sylvie Laffarge, Director Community Affairs EMEA - 04 March 2010 | 1 comment New Skills for New Europeans – Immigrant Women Realizing Potential

Women now account for over half of Europe’s immigrants. They face many challenges including higher...

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CeBIT 2010: Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Zapatero visiting the Microsoft’s Digital Classroom Henrik Tesch - 03 March 2010

CeBIT 2010 opened its doors yesterday, March 2nd. This year’s theme of the most important fair for the IT...

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CeBiT puts eSkills in the spotlight Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 03 March 2010

We can no longer afford to discard skills and human capital if we want to meet the challenges of a...

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Advertorial: The Digital Wake-up Call, European e-Skills Week Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 03 March 2010

This is an advertorial that we have produced recently with the European Commission in support of the European...

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A Financial Times column: e-Skills make it into the boardroom Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 26 February 2010

Have a look at Ade McCormack’s recent Financial Times column, which highlights the importance of e-skills to...

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Interview: Working with Microsoft, a view from an Italian partner Kimberly Voltero, Group Audience Marketing Manager - 25 February 2010

I recently had the chance to speak to one of our Students to Business partners, Roberto Pietra, who is VP of...

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Video blog: e-skills and the future of Europe Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe - 04 March 2010 Video blog: e-skills and the future of Europe

The competitiveness challenge is one which will decide the future of Europe, and given the nature of...

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Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems while creating new opportunities for innovative jobs Andy Sithers, Andy Sithers, UK Academic Developer Evangelist - 24 February 2010

Every year, Microsoft runs the Imagine Cup, a global technology competition for students to develop their IT...

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The mantra for Europe – academic/business footprint Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe - 18 February 2010

Forward-looking perspectives from INSEAD’s recent conference  ‘Building e-Competences to Strengthen...

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Video interview with Chairman of Microsoft Europe: Unlocking human potential Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe - 25 January 2010 Video interview with Chairman of Microsoft Europe: Unlocking human potential

Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe, on unlocking human potential through inspiring creativity,...

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A programmer’s progress: Michał Moskal’s journey Futures - 01 December 2009 A programmer’s progress: Michał Moskal’s journey

How a student from Wrocław became an expert in software verification – via Aachen and Redmond.

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Films inspire researcher’s work on futuristic computer displays Futures - 01 December 2009 Films inspire researcher’s work on futuristic computer displays

As a teenager in 1990s war-torn Kosovo, Alban Rrustemi loved a good crime film – especially one with computing...

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Child Online Safety 30 November 2009 Child Online Safety

The internet offers Europe’s children tremendous educational and social benefits, but may also expose them to...

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