Business Call to Action: Microsoft - new Innovation Centres in Africa
The UK Government and UNDP hosted the Business Call to Action event on 6 May 2008, inviting Chief Executives and Board Chairs from some of the world’s largest companies to showcase concrete initiatives that support economic growth and reduce poverty in developing countries.
This video showcases Microsoft's announcement to open four new Microsoft Innovation Centres in Morocco, Rwanda, Nigeria and Uganda which will each year provide an estimated 6,000 businessmen and women with the technology and expert support they need to start up businesses or further their careers. These facilities will help people with great ideas to figure out how to turn them into products or new businesses.
At the event, Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International, announced an additional two centres - to be based in South Africa.
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Comment by chris macrae on May 11, 2008 at 12:31am -
I agree absolutely with Eric- there's an upcurve here if the people keep on cheering leaders who play - have you seen the youtube Muhammad Yunus made at Number 10 Downing Street with PM Brown on April 21 http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page15305.asp
chris macrae http://microcredit.tv http://futurecapitalism.tv
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Comment by Alan Mills on May 7, 2008 at 4:37pm - Where are the SA ones to be based? We would like to see the work we do with schools lead in to some sme work
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Comment by Eric M. Acha on May 7, 2008 at 9:07am - Listening to people like Gate stressing on more real investment in Africa, I feel like the language towards Africa is gradually changing and there is more commitment now than ever before to see things happen. Lets keep the flame burning and as Bill Gate said, 2015 is not far away. We can do more.
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