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Define Your Value. Achieve Your Vision. Lead by Harnessing the Power of Technology
2009 NGO Executive WorkshopSeptember 22, 2009 « New York City, NY
Unleashing Technology to AdvanceSocial and Economic Development
“Social Innovation for a Better World in Our Time” Fondazione Mondo Digitale
Rome, 7th October 2009
John VassalloAssociate General Council, VP EU Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft-FMD Partnership
ICT for AbruzzoNew and recycled pc collection, system configuration & installation (Microsoft volunteers).IT support for Judiciary sytem in area.In progress: School PC program to ramp up education activities
The Aeneas Centre: immigrant social inclusion
Facilitating immigrants integration: 400 participants
New Business Models
Supporting NGO Adoption of
New Models for Social ChangeTechnology Innovation
Developer Community Support
IT Capacity Building & the Partner Ecosystem
Social Networking
Access Stable & Secure Technology
Transform through Innovative TechnologyEconomic & social development opportunitiesNGO IT challenges; NetHope
Optimize Service DeliveryIT services, support and trainingNGO Connection Days; volunteering, partnerexpertise, NGO CIO engagement;
Software, tools, and know-howSoftware + Services; NGO Connection Website; TechSoup
Unleashing technology to advance social and economic development
IT Capacity
Social Networking: www.microsoft.com/ngo
TechSoup Global: 26 countries, 30,000 NGOs
NetHopeConsortium:
150 countries, 26 NGOs
NPower: 11 local chapters, 4,000 NGOs
telecentre.org:70 countries, 80,000 telecentres