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1.1M Africans acquire digital skills during COVID-19

Sylvester AddoApril 1, 2021 April 1, 2021 Africa, Education, General, Ghana, Learn, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Egypt, Microsoft Ghana, Microsoft Kenya, Microsoft MEA, Microsoft Nigeria, Microsoft Senegal, Microsoft South Africa 0

Microsoft is announcing it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories acquire digital skills. Out of this, over one million learners across Africa participated in the Microsoft Global Skills program. The global skills initiative offers free online courses across Microsoft, LinkedIn, and GitHub learning platforms. It

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30 million learners participate in the free Microsoft digital skills initiative

Sylvester AddoMarch 30, 2021 March 31, 2021 General, Microsoft 1

Over 30.7 million people across the globe have participated in the free Microsoft global digital skills initiative. The company says this sharing an update on the initiative's progress nine months on. An increase from the 10 million reached in September last year and surpasses the planned target of 25 million.

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Women Techsters Initiative to train girls and women across Africa in coding and deep tech skills

Sylvester AddoMarch 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 General, Ghana, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Egypt, Microsoft Ghana, Microsoft Kenya, Microsoft Nigeria, Microsoft South Africa 0

Microsoft is working with Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative, Tech4Dev, to train girls and women across Africa in coding and deep tech skills through the Women Techsters initiative. The initiative will will focus on training women and girls in software development, product design, product management, data science and

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Microsoft Ignite 2021 digital event registration

Here is what you should know about Microsoft Ignite 2021 March digital event

Sylvester AddoFebruary 4, 2021 February 24, 2021 Events, General, Microsoft 0

Registration for Microsoft Ignite 2021 is opened and it will be a free digital-only event. It will be in the form of a 48 hour long virtual event available across all the time zones. The event will start from 4 PM GMT, 7 PM EAT, 6 PM SAT, March 2nd

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Microsoft to mark Black History Month with series of initiatives across Xbox and Windows

Sylvester AddoFebruary 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 General, Microsoft, Windows, Xbox 0

Microsoft will celebrate Black History Month with collections of games, movies, tv shows and community events across Xbox and Windows. The company will be offering gaming experiences that highlight the contributions of Black and African American developers and creators. Through the curation of collections of games, movies and tv shows by

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Microsoft partners with Social Change Factory to launch skills initiative in Senegal

Sylvester AddoNovember 12, 2020 November 12, 2020 General, Microsoft Senegal 6

Microsoft is collaborating with Social Change Factory to launch a digital skills initiative in Senegal. Through the partnership Social change is offering free access to learning content, recognized Microsoft certification and professional opportunities. This is part of Microsoft's Global Skills Initiative programme to help twenty-five million people worldwide acquire digital skills.

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Microsoft Teams to accommodate up to 20,000 participants in a single meeting, Teams meetings to support up to 1,000 participants

MCGH AdminJuly 9, 2020 July 9, 2020 General, Microsoft, Office 1

Microsoft Teams is upgrading the virtual platform to accommodate larger groups for meetings and classes. As part of this new upgrade, meeting organisers who want to have more people watch a presentation or discussion will soon be able to bring together up to 20,000 participants at a go but for

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Free Microsoft Azure courseware to upskill during COVID-19

chrisdofdofMay 26, 2020 May 26, 2020 Education, General 1

If you have been planning to skill up on Microsoft's cloud technology, Azure, here is an opportunity. No matter your level, GreyCampus is offering you their Azure courseware for free during this time of Covid-19. The courses span; Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, Azure, Architect and Azure

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Developers in Vogue co-founder Ivy Barley, joins Microsoft

Sylvester AddoMarch 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 General, Profile 0

Co-founder of African women in tech non-profit organization Developers in Vogue, Ivy Barley, joins Microsoft. She joins Microsoft in Redmond as Program Manger in the Office 365 Experiences and Devices Team. More in a bit, stay tuned. Also check out Ghana based Software Engineer Edem Kumodzi recently joined Microsoft.

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Microsoft Reactor Program comes to Abu Dhabi, welcomes 17 new startups

Sylvester AddoJanuary 21, 2020 January 21, 2020 General, Microsoft Gulf, Microsoft MEA, Startup 1

A home for global talent and ambitious innovators, Microsoft Reactor. Microsoft brings its startup and developer community hubs program, Microsoft Reactor, to the United Arab Emirates. The new Microsoft Reactor will be hosted by Hub71 and located in Abu Dhabi. Microsoft shares that like all of its reactors, it

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