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UNIDO and Microsoft: Provision of refurbished PCs to SMEs in underserved communities
Harnessing information and communication technologies (ICT) to promote sustainable industrialisation in developing countries has been the fundamental goal of the various cooperation programmes jointly established by UNIDO and Microsoft since 2006, with a special focus on the small and medium... More
UNIDO and Microsoft: Electronic Waste (e-Waste) Initiative
The objective of this initiative to foster the development of an environmentally sound e-waste recycling industry in developing countries. With the active support of UNIDO’s 35 National Cleaner Production Centres, it focuses on promoting an environmental service industry in developing countries,... More
Cisco, Microsoft and UNESCO provide “Microsoft-Certified Professionals” Certificate to the first group of trainees
Trainees from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan obtained “Microsoft-certified Professional (MCP)” certificates this week after a 30-day UNESCO sponsored training course on advanced system technologies at the Regional Academy for Online Network Governance and System... More
UNIDO and BASF: Eco-efficiency for SMEs
UNIDO, UNEP and BASF, a member of the UN Global Compact, have conducted a pilot Eco-Efficiency Programme for SMEs in the Moroccan dyeing industry. More
Cisco, Microsoft and UNESCO’s Regional Academy provides quality ICT training
1 September 2004 was the 3rd anniversary of the Regional Academy for Online Network Governance and System Applications (RAONGSA), which was established on 1 September 2002 by UNESCO in collaboration with UNDP and other donors at the Baku Scientific and Training Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan. More
UNESCO signs partnership agreement with CISCO
On Friday 24 January 2008 in Davos, Switzerland, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, signed a partnership agreement with John Chambers, Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. Mr Matsuura was in Davos to participate in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum More
UNESCO and Microsoft lead ‘Next Gen’ teacher seminar in Asia-Pacific
UNESCO and Microsoft brought together teachers from across Asia to discuss issues relating to bringing ICT into teacher education. The regional workshop, entitled “ICT-integration for the Next Generation of Teachers,” explored ways to train teacher educators to act as coaches for their colleagues,... More
Public-private partnership investing in adolescent girls in developing countries
The first step to ending generations of poverty is investing in adolescent girls. That’s the premise behind the Coalition for Adolescent Girls (the Coalition), a public-private partnership established in 2006 with the UN Foundation, Nike Foundation and more than 30 leading international... More
Cisco, Microsoft and UNESCO launch new UNESCO ICT teacher training project
The “Consultative Meeting and Launch of the Next Generation of Teachers Project”, was convened by UNESCO at the Imperial Queens Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, from 16 to 18 May 2006. The aim of the meeting was to share with the representatives from the participating countries the project’s aims... More
UNHCR's ninemillion.org campaign will help refugee children learn and play
Under the slogan "Nine million faces. Nine million names. Nine million stories," UNHCR and its corporate partners are counting on a major new internet-based campaign to help refugee and displaced children around the world. More