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Test your internet connection speed easily! 31 Jul 2013 | 01:12 pm
According to a recent European Commission study on fixed broadband performance, “European consumers are not getting the broadband download speeds they pay for. On average, they receive only 74% of the...
PRESS RELEASE: InnoApps Challenge- empowering young people to make a difference 22 Jul 2013 | 08:06 pm
A competition challenges youth developers to design innovative mobile applications to foster social inclusion. The contest, launched today, is a joint initiative of the global information and communic...
Innovation: Contribution of computing to improving our world 19 Jul 2013 | 07:04 pm
After working over 10 years at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, I’m convinced that science & technology innovation can play a critical role in addressing important challenges faced by society or even ...
Apprenticeships: A proven model for European Youth? 19 Jul 2013 | 03:02 pm
Young Europeans cannot invest in the future of the continent without the private sector providing a bridge to the labor market to set them on their path…
Imagining A New World for CEE Start-ups And Beyond 12 Jul 2013 | 02:30 pm
If the young entrepreneurs at this year’s worldwide finals of our annual Imagine Cup competition are anything to go by, the future is in good hands. We’ve held this competition for the past 11 years, ...
Focus on people first—and cities will thrive 10 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Innovation, advancement, connectivity—we often see these words applied to technology. When cities start applying those words to people, that’s when dramatic change begins to happen. It’s when cities b...
Hot off the press: Microsoft CityNext, coming to a city near you 10 Jul 2013 | 08:39 pm
Global public sector initiative enables cities to harness a new era of innovation through a people-first approach.
Going big after Imagine Cup 10 Jul 2013 | 07:57 pm
With the worldwide Imagine Cup finals taking place right now, it is a good time to look back in the rear view mirror and see how we have been evolving as a start-up in a time of fantastic opportunitie...
Skype’s Mobile Future: A Few Thoughts on the Road Ahead 8 Jul 2013 | 06:12 pm
Skype was founded under the simple principle that “the whole world can talk for free,” and I’m not sure any of us could have imagined the remarkable effect this would have had in our daily lives. From...
Value does not wait for the number of years we age to 4 Jul 2013 | 02:53 pm
One of the most inspiring parts of my job at Microsoft is that I get to meet some of the most talented and creative people in Europe every day that are building the Europe of tomorrow. A recent exampl...
