Blogs

Delivering 21st Century learning in Asia

Microsoft’s Asia Pacific Senior Education Programmes Manager Felicia Brown shares how teachers and schools are integrating ICT into the learning process to ensure students are equipped with the right skills in the real world.

Enabling Microsoft’s partners to dream big

Microsoft Singapore’s Managing Director Jessica Tan speaks to Futures about how Microsoft and its partners are working closely with the public, private and people sectors to help Singapore harness the power of technology and innovation for a brighter future.

Making 70 million lives better with technology

Find out how Microsoft’s CSR programmes and today’s cutting edge technologies are helping local communities in Thailand discover opportunities that would help them become innovators that the country needs.

Enterprise Social: An unprecedented opportunity for HR leaders

Social technologies are an integral part of how people are communicating and collaborating today, both personally and professionally. HR leaders now have an unprecedented opportunity to embrace enterprise social tools to engage, connect and empower employees, enabling a more responsive organization.

Vote now for Asia’s Change-makers! Voting closes on April 22!

Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change is a global contest that encourages young people who are passionate about social causes to submit their ideas for how they can spark social good in their communities, college campuses or throughout the world, using the new Windows and Office. Five grand prize winners will receive a volunteer travel experience in the Amazon, $2,500 cash to kick-start their projects and a Microsoft technology bundle including Windows Phone 8, Xbox One and Surface 2 (or equivalent device).

Farewell Windows XP

We know it’s hard to say goodbye, but all good things must come to an end. Microsoft Asia marks the end of support for Windows XP and Office 2003 today, and if you are still on the ageing platform – we are here to help.

Enter the responsive organizations

To reap the full benefit of social technologies, organizations must transform their structures, processes, and cultures: they will need to become more open and nonhierarchical and to create a culture of trust. Ultimately, the power of social technologies hinges on the full and enthusiastic participation of employees who are not afraid to share their thoughts – and trust that their contributions will be respected. Creating these conditions will be far more challenging than implementing the technologies themselves.