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Microsoft releases global survey revealing widespread belief in developing and developed nations that personal technology is transforming lives for the better

By Guest PostJanuary 24, 2014TechnologyChina, davos, economic gap, global survey, internet user, mark penn, Microsoft, personal technology, switzerland, united states, world economic forum

Findings: technology strongly impacts business innovation including starting new businesses; developing countries believe strongly that personal tech spurs job opportunities and eliminates harmful economic gaps, boosts education.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Jan. 24, 2014 — A new global survey of Internet users conducted by Microsoft Corp. reveals distinct regional findings and differing viewpoints between the developed and developing world. However, overwhelmingly the more than 10,000 people surveyed from 10 nations said they embrace personal technology, particularly in emerging markets, and see it as the foundation of innovation and economic empowerment. (more…)

Will the Next Bill Gates Please Step Up: Young Entrepreneurs Meet Microsoft’s Founder

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 2012Technologyaids, Bill Gates, bing maps, brad smith, croatia, davos, dominik tomicevic, dreamspark program, ecuador, gerardo francisco perez layedra, horizon, imagine cup, jason wakizaka, jordan, kinect, malaria, melinda gates, microsoft chairman, mohammad azzam, ngo, project horizon, skillbox, social entrepreneur, student technology, switzerland, team falcondev, team kidnect, team lifelens, team oasys, tuberculosis, vision center, windows phone, world economic forum

*Students from around the world talked with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Executive Vice President Brad Smith on Friday about removing obstacles that keep young people from starting their own businesses and nonprofits.*

Davos, Switzerland — Jan. 30, 2012 — When the world’s policymakers descend on Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Bill Gates can usually get their attention.

This year, in between discussing food sustainability and announcing a US$750 million donation to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, Gates turned his attention to a few students who hope to make a similarly outsized humanitarian mark on the world. (more…)

First Independent Review of Provincial-Level Environmental Data in China

By Guest PostDecember 28, 2011Environmentair quality, air quality data, angel hsu, Beijing, biodiversity conservation, China, chinese government, chinese policymakers, chinese provinces, city university of hong kong, climate change, columbia university, davos, douglas kysar, energy efficiency, environmental data, environmental management, environmental performance, environmental performance index, epi, fine particulate matter, greenhouse gas emissions, hazardous air quality, marc levy, methodologies for statistics, pm 2.5, provincial level, second largest economy, toxic metals, toxics exposure, waste management, water quality, world economic forum, yale university

A team of researchers jointly led by Yale University and Columbia University has released a report that introduces a framework for assessing China’s environmental management and performance. This analysis offers the first independent review of Chinese provincial-level environmental performance by international researchers.

The report, “Towards a China Environmental Performance Index,” introduces a model framework for environmental performance indicators to assist the Chinese government in tracking progress toward policy goals, as well as recommendations for how the Chinese government can apply more aggressive performance metrics to environmental decision-making. (more…)

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Microsoft releases global survey revealing widespread belief in developing and developed nations that personal technology is transforming lives for the better

Will the Next Bill Gates Please Step Up: Young Entrepreneurs Meet Microsoft’s Founder

First Independent Review of Provincial-Level Environmental Data in China