The Microsoft Insider Dev Tour is heading to Africa, Join them in Johannesburg,
Microsoft engineers are taking a mini Build event across the globe via the Insider Dev Tour. They’ll be making an Africa stop in Johannesburg on June 21st and you can plan to be there.
The events are geared at developers of any level interested in building Microsoft 365 experiences. The event will feature Microsoft engineers showcasing the latest technologies introduced at Build 2018 and also some of the new cool things we can expect in the future. Also there’ll be deep dives into the codes as well. Microsoft promises you’ll learn about features covering Windows, Azure, AI, Office etc.
You will learn to build native Win32/XAML apps and Progressive Web Apps,
and take advantage of the latest Windows 10 capabilities. You’ll learn how to add AI (Artificial Intelligence) into your projects,
how to connect with new ecosystems using the Microsoft Graph,
and how to bring your experiences into the next dimension through Mixed Reality.
Microsoft says the event is an opportunity to connect with engineering leads from Redmond, Microsoft MVPs and other industry leads. Meet people like Dona Sarkar, Jeremiah Marble, Pete Brown, Jaime Rodriguez and many more.
The Windows Insider program has grown to become not just people trying out new Operating System features. Or people who beta test early features and provide feedback. It has evolved into a community of people who try to use technology to solve complex issues around them.
The Windows Insider program was announced on September 30th, 2014 by Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President, Windows and Devices Group. It was to allow enthusiastic Microsoft Windows users shape how the Operating System came along.
With the Insider program, we’re inviting our most enthusiastic Windows customers to shape Windows 10 with us. We know they’re a vocal bunch – and we’re looking forward to hearing from them.
By middle of May 2015 there were about 3.9 million Windows Insider testers. Sometime before the release of Windows 10 in July 2015 there were over 5 million Windows Insiders worldwide. By September of 2015 there were over 7 million registered members.
A year after Windows 10 officially launched, Dona Sarkar Windows Insider lead announced Windows Insider Program. Next(). She highlighted what plans Microsoft had for Windows Insiders worldwide.
Something else we’re looking to do this year is a series of global “Create-A-Thons” called #WINsiders4Good to help Insiders within a city get to know each other and build something for local impact.
Since then there have been a series of organized Create-A-Thons by insiders. Microsoft decided to trial a fellowship program, starting in Nigeria. Partnering with Co-creation Hub the WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship was launched.
20 entrepreneurs will be selected for the Nigeria Fellowship program. They will receive Microsoft hardware and software, six months of mentorship and technical training to bring their ideas to life. They’ll also get the opportunity to collaborate with the world’s largest community of people who use technology to solve problems; Insiders. The fellowship will travel out to other parts of the world as it grows on.
Microsoft isn’t just building an operating system that you should use. But as Dona said ” We want to gain a greater understanding on what people are trying to achieve whether its starting a business, creating art, learning a skill, or building a career and how Windows can help.” Microsoft is building a Windows Operating System that helps you solve the issues that matter to you.
WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship has launched in Lagos, Nigeria. Microsoft’s Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar launched the program.
Credit : Twitter – @MissTechyNG
After the 1st anniversary of Windows 10, the WINsiders4good initiative was introduced. The WINsiders4Good fellowship fellowship program is a series of global create-a-thons with the aim of helping insiders within a community build something for a local impact.
The WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship is part of our global #WINsiders4Good program designed to help Windows Insiders tackle important issues in their local communities. With the #WINsiders4Good Nigeria Fellowship, we want to build a fellowship of up to 20 Nigerian entrepreneurs to develop products and services that would help improve the lives of Nigerian people.
Who qualifies to be a part of the fellowship?
1st you need to be a legal resident of Nigeria and registered in the Windows Insider Program. You must have an idea that can help solve local issues. It also doesn’t matter if you have already pitched or shared it anywhere else before.
We would like to build a fellowship of 20 Nigerian entrepreneurs to become our first ever, inaugural class of #WINsider4Good Fellows. If chosen, you will receive hardware and software, including Windows 10, Office 365 and Azure credits. Along with 6 months of tailored technical and strategic mentorship from local and international leaders to help bring your unique idea to life.
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Kindly note the following important dates for the program;
Round 1 Application Opens: September 21, 2016
Round 1 Application Closes: October 10, 2016
Round 2 Application Opens: October 17, 2016
Round 2 Application Closes: October 24, 2016
Fellows Announced: November 16, 2016
Wondering how and what IDEA will count for as good consideration for the fellowship?
A panel of Microsoft-selected local and global experts will select both Finalists and up to 20 #WINSiders4Good Fellows based on the following criteria. Social Impact: Your product or service addresses a common issue affecting a clearly identified segment of the Nigerian population and provides a clear benefit to the customers upon purchase and use of the product or service. Market Viability: The product or service has a clearly defined market and can be priced as such that it can be viable and sustainable as a business given the local context. Innovation: The product or service provides a unique approach to the issues faced by the local market through a net new innovation; an improvement on existing solutions; or a combination of multiple solutions for more effective and efficient intervention. Scalability: The business has the potential to serve customers across the geographic region where the entrepreneur is based, or across all of Nigeria.
If someone is chosen as a #WINsiders4Good Fellow,Microsoft will;
Connect them with the global community of Windows Insiders.
Prioritize and collaborate to unblock their technical issues that are preventing them from achieving their goal.
Mentor them with technical, strategic and business guidance for six months.
Provide hardware and software to bring their ideas to life.
Excited about the Windows Insiders community program coming closer to you in Nigeria? looking forward to getting your idea come to life and make an impact? Share and tell us about it in the comments.
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