Day 1 (6 December 2011)

1. Asia’s Youth
The Future is
In Their Hands

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Amazing Asia
Economic Growth Rate 6.5%
Home to 7 out of 10 Top Global ICT Exporters
Highest Regional Competitiveness Gain .4 Points
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Focus on Youth
84% Say it’s Their Duty to Drive Change
60% of People under 25 Live in Asia
Asia Rates Highest on Political Empowerment
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Youth Insights
Social activism is ignited by the energy of
today’s youth and their keen interest in
doing good while doing well
Technology is the air they breathe, infused
throughout their lifestyle
Jobs and opportunity are of paramount
importance no matter where they live….

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A Global Problem
We can solve it together…

6. Shining a Light on….
2001 Digital Divide
2011 Opportunity Divide

7. Access and 98% of those who cannot read or
write live in developing countries
“the basics” are
still major issues 72 million primary school-age
Globally, 1 billion children are not in school
people still lack access
to information and
Majority of low-income youth in the
communication U.S. do not have access to the Internet
technology

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But…a new
tipping point
is emerging

9. Success now Two-thirds of the jobs available in
requires more 2020 have not been invented yet
than just the
basics 25% of unemployed are out of
work due to mismatches between
Even those with skills and jobs
skills struggle to
find their footing
Today’s learners have new kinds of
in the world skills, but are still learning in schools
built for the Industrial Age

10. And, the global 75 million youth 15-24 were
economic crisis unemployed at the end of 2010
is impacting
today’s youth 150 million youth earn less than
and their future $10/week
more than ever
before
Only 4.4 percent of global income is
spent on education

11. Opportunity Divide
Definition Populations Impacted
An emergent gap Underserved
preventing youth from populations with
traditional access
realizing opportunity due to
issues
inequities in access, skills,
creativity and experience
Youth that have
access, but lack clear
vision for applying
skills

12. Providing
opportunity
for youth
will require new skill sets,
new ways of thinking
and innovation that
includes technology but
moves beyond it

13. People speak It’s not a common occurrence for multiple
favorable circumstances to come together in
about a the form of opportunity.
"window of
It does not happen every day, and for many, it
opportunity" may never happen at all.
being a fleeting Yet, while opportunity can be elusive, it doesn't
moment… need to happen often.
Sometimes just one window is enough.

14. We believe in leveraging our combined
technology, brainpower and networks to make
opportunity happen for as many young minds
as possible.
We can create contexts where skills, innovation
and connections can converge into true
opportunity.
A teacher, tablet or cloud is not enough. And
certainly luck isn't either.
We must move beyond delivering building
blocks, to building futures.
We must empower youth to change their
world.

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Opportunity Imagined:
Opportunity Realized
Empower Youth to Change Their World

16. Empower Youth to Imagine and Realize Opportunity
Empower Imagine Realize
technology access inspiration lifelong learning
tools creativity experience
skills talent development employability

17. Empower
Gamata IT, Sri Lanka
Delivery of ICT to rural villages
prepares people to partake in
Sri Lanka’s booming economy
Microsoft MultiPoint lab
connects many students at
one time to one computer
Affordable solution, that
creates collaborative learning
experience

18. Imagine
Team OneBuzz, NZ
Software Design Winner at
Microsoft’s Imagine Cup
Global competition with
325,000+ students from 140+
countries.
Technology solution built on
Windows Azure to wipe out
malaria around the world.

19. Realize
BETTER, Thailand
Building Employability
Through Technology and
Entrepreneurship Resources
26-year-old organic gardener
learned business planning at
Young Social Entrepreneur
Camp
Now he can grow his business
and contribute to the
sustainability of his community

20. Impact
Visayan Foundation
Forum, Philippines
Lilibeth Masamloc was rescued
from a life of human trafficking
and provided with ICT and life
skills training and guidance.
Now a social worker, she helps
others as manager of the
Kasambahay education center
and president of the SUMAPI
training and advocacy
organization.

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Opportunity Imagined:
Opportunity Realized
Empower Youth to Change Their World
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Imagine the
Opportunity
Be a Part of
Realizing it