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Microsoft partners NGOs in Africa to enhance development
Accra, April 24, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Microsoft Unlimited Potential Group, a group within the
Microsoft Network that partners with civil society and non
governmental organizations to enhance Information,
Communication and Technology (ICT) in communities on
Thursday introduced a programme dubbed: “ICT4D Academy.”
The programme which aimed at using ICT to enhance
development would bring together non-governmental
organizations from Anglo-phone West African countries to
share ideas and experiences and provide a common platform
for common learning among people in Africa.
Mr. Michael Rawding, Vice President of the Unlimited
Potential Group, explained that the programme which would
involve 15 weeks of training out of which nine weeks would
be used for workshops and the remaining used to work
together with the non governmental organizations using the
Microsoft tools was to support development through ICT.
The programme, he said would also help promote best
practices in ICT and expressed the hope that it would have
greater impact on people.
Ms Heba Ramzy, Director of the Unlimited Potential Group
said the programme would focus on three major areas namely:
capacity building, making ICT more affordable and
sustainable and pilot solutions to NGO, ICT problems.
She said for a start, the programme would begin in South
Africa where 120 young people would be trained to become
social entrepreneurs to help the NGOs.
Ms. Ramzy expressed hope that in future they would launch
the academy per region to ensure greater success.
GNA
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