Melissa Pailthorp, Microsoft: "Joining forces - Digital skills for young people"

Joining Forces:Digital Skills for YoungPeopleMelissa Pailthorp, Microsoft

Citizenship at MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporate MissionHelp people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potentialMicrosoft Corporate Citizenship Programs…. Serving Communities Working Responsibly Opportunities for youth Our people Jobs and economic growth Privacy and safety NGOs and civil society Environmental sustainability Humanitarian response Responsible sourcing Integrity and governance

Globally, 81 million economically active youth 15-24 were unemployed at the end of 2009 – the highest number everThe globaleconomic crisis Of the young people who work, 150 million earn less than $10 dollars a weekis impactingtoday’s youth In the UK, young people aged 16 to 24 account for about 40 percent of alland their future unemployed, which means almost 1 million young adults are joblessmore than everbefore In Spain, more than 40 percent of young people are unemployed. In France, the rate is more than 20 percent, in the US its 21 percent and in the Arab World it’s 24 percent (All stats from the International Labor Organization)

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Microsoft is committed tocreating opportunities foryouth that empower them toimagine and realize theirpotential.

Our organizing principles:How we empower youth to imagine and realizeopportunity Imagin Empowe Realiz e r e inspiration technology access lifelong learning creativity tools experience talent development skills employability Help youth dream big by Empower youth by giving them Ensure all youth realize their inspiring them to foster their access to the technology and full potential by inspiring a creativity and encourage tools they need to succeed life of learning and helping them to develop their talents today, and provide them with them obtain experience to to the fullest skills for tomorrow achieve employability

Range of MS programs that help people – regardless of age,geography and socio-economic status -- to use technology to realizetheir potential. DreamSpark : provides software design and development tools to students at no cost; BizSpark does this for start-up companies; and NGO Connection provides software donations to NGOs. IT Academies: works with colleges and universities worldwide to provide the latest curricula and certifications in Microsoft technologies; S2B (Students to Business) facilitates internships and work experience for technology students. Imagine Cup: global competition for teams of students to use technology to address societal problems. Microsoft Partners in Learning: global program enabling the digital classroom, includes a range of support for Innovative Teachers Networks as well as local-language curricula and tools. Community Technology Skills Program: supports community NGOs in providing digital skills and other essential skills training to people including the unemployed.

What Moves `Youth´ …Young people’s focus is on ‘My World’. Their hopes, fears, ambitions and emotions tend to be around the personal and the close to homeThey are really concerned about their future – particularly because of the recession – ‘adult’ worries like getting a job are front of mindGlobal issues are increasingly part of ‘My World’ and young people are concerned about many of the world’s big problems, though they find it hard to see what they can doThe best way to engage young people is to focus on what they really care about, and to do it in a way that feels fun, sociable, active and collaborativeYoung people need help – they are worried about their immediate world, their future and the many big issues they fear they will face

Microsoft Community Affairs Europe Investment OverviewIn FY 2011, Microsoftdonated to more than5,000 NGOs across32 Europeancountries over $150min software and $4mfunding throughUnlimited Potentialcommunity programs.We anticipate ourskills programs willreach 2.4 millionpeople over the next Dark blue – Skills programsthree years. Cash, product & curriculum grants Lt. blue – Product Donations Dots – TechSoup Partnership

Britain Works Overview Help 500,000 people into work (over 3 years) Support employment Foster technology Create pathways into Enhance basic focussed NGOs innovation IT industry employability skills UK Online BizSpark Apprenticeships Digital Literacy Curriculum Leonard Cheshire Shape the Future Entrepreneur First Internships Princes Trust Digital Skills 4 Citizens Wise Group Startup Britain Technical Britain Works Britain Works ChallengeIndustry Alliance for Jobs IT AcademyBreadth NGO Programme Get Online @Home UK Skills Portal 193,000 12,000 2,000 77,000

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS…& CLUBTECHNational ImplementedLevel Locally:Support: • Volunteer time in a Club• Club Tech Initiative (enhance Club Tech) (grant investments) • Join your local Club’s• Exec Board leadership/Nat’l • Include BGCA in internal board support MS events• Employee • Use MTC to host a engagement efforts technology/training day• Inclusion in MS • Sign up to be a Digital events Arts Festival Judge• Thought leadership • Engage w/local YoY – youth & events technology • Incubate new ways to• Sponsor of Digital involve with local Clubs Arts Festival and YoY program

Peer to Peer Efforts Onlandia Belarus and Ukraine: On-Line and Off-Line events led byUkraine teen volunteers to educate about responsible and safe behavior. More than 700 events in 300 cities engaging over 10,000 people Connecta Joven: Youth volunteersSpain teach digital literacy in underserved areas to reduce digital gap, improve employability and foster social inclusion. Fundacion Esplai in 300+ community centres across Spain which has trained more than 263K disadvantaged people over past 5

Poland: Applied WorkNationwide IT Skills Educational Campaign for Voluntary Labor Corps (OHP).SkillsVoluntary Labor Corps helps young people who continue their education and simultaneouslyare employed in the labor market.Competition Round held to popularize and develop generally understood IT knowledge amongthe youth from the Corps, allowing participants to test their IT knowledge and skills and adaptto the requirements of contemporary labor market.Participants were required to prepare projects including : creation of websites, computergraphics, and multimedia file processing, database development and software development, aswell as taking written test and presenting their e-skills live in front of a jury panel.

Develop Engage Foster Associations Students Innovation ImagineTech Talent 4 Good in a New Egypt- Support University Student Associations to enable them to benefit students through skill development and knowledge sharing.- Imagine Cup University Program to improve our youth’s abilities and opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurship by focusing on software development, soft skills and competencies of the younger talented generation of college students.- Encourage the civic and community participation of youth through the Musharka / TechHope program, a group of IT students leaders dedicating their time to applying their technical skills to support capacity building for NGOs and outreach to communities.- “Get Online Egypt” is another campaign whereby youth passionate about inclusion in their communities are being trained to become certified Digital Literacy trainers and deliver training within their communities targeting first time computer and internet users.

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