Microsoft has partnered with the Education Bureau of Hong Kong (EDB) since 2004 to promote IT education, signing memorandums of understanding focused on empowering learning with technology. The latest partnership from 2013-2018 will provide $250 million globally to focus on areas like e-learning, mobile learning, and cloud computing. Microsoft Office 365 will be offered free to schools along with teacher training programs and digital content to empower students with learning activities and e-textbooks on any device anywhere.