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Elena Bonfiglioli
Director of Citizenship

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CeBiT puts eSkills in the spotlight We can no longer afford to discard skills and human capital if we want to meet the challenges of a knowledge-based society and to maintain European... Read more >>
Advertorial: The Digital Wake-up Call, European e-Skills Week This is an advertorial that we have produced recently with the European Commission in support of the European e-Skills Week (1-5 March 2010). Read more >>
A Financial Times column: e-Skills make it into the boardroom Have a look at Ade McCormack’s recent Financial Times column, which highlights the importance of e-skills to our future, the role of management within... Read more >>
MEPs discuss ICT as the key skill set for the jobs of the future Yesterday I attended an MEP breakfast debate on e-skills, organized by Digital Europe.  It was an enriching debate which demonstrated the level... Read more >>
Microsoft join COCIR I wanted to share with you the fact that we joined the COCIR.  We are delighted to be joining such a distinguished, well respected and... Read more >>
Video: Extracts from debate on ‘Investing in the skills Europe needs for an Innovation Society?’ Video: Extracts from debate on ‘Investing in the skills Europe needs for an Innovation Society?’ This video captures snapshots of the thoughts, recommendations and commentary that were sparked during the November 30th dinner debate around 'Skills... Read more >>
Video: Extracts from debate on ‘Investing in the skills Europe needs for an Innovation Society?’ Video: Extracts from debate on ‘Investing in the skills Europe needs for an Innovation Society?’ This video captures snapshots of the thoughts, recommendations and commentary that were sparked during the November 30th dinner debate around 'Skills... Read more >>
Webinar on “Skills for Innovation”: introducing the main results from the Microsoft - IDC e-Skills Study As you might have read in my recent post, the IDC last week published a report sponsored by Microsoft, entitled “Post Crisis: e-skills are needed to... Read more >>
Report: eSkills are needed to drive European innovation In the coming five years, only 10% of jobs will be left for those who have no ICT skills, a figure that is especially significant at a time of rising... Read more >>
Get on the Bus – what happened next? We recently wrote about the Get on the Bus tour of 12 European cities by the Microsoft Born to Learn team.  Read more >>
Get on the Bus – what happened next? Get on the Bus – what happened next? We recently wrote about the Get on the Bus tour of 12 European cities by the Microsoft Born to Learn team.  Read more >>
eSkills according to Lutz Ziob of MS Learning No longer confined to geeks, eSkills is everybody's business. Read more >>
Understanding eHealth and its implications: start with Euractiv   Although most people will agree that eHealth is important, it remains a complex landscape which few grasp clearly.  Read more >>
Microsoft on eHealth at Global Forum '09 on Innovation Dr Octavian Purcarea’s recent presentation on Innovation and Sustainable eHealth - at the Global Forum on Innovation in Bucharest - is available to... Read more >>
Jean Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International, on the skills gap Have a look at this interview with Jean Philippe Courtois produced by the INSEAD eLab, following the publication of a report by the European Business... Read more >>
Get on the Bus (and take your career to the next step...) As of last week the Microsoft Born to Learn team has been touring Europe on a bus and creating a lot of buzz...  Read more >>
Latest from the Worldwide Health Team Microsoft Europe’s eHealth expert per excellence, Dr Octavian Purcarea (his real job title is Global Solution Manager, Worldwide Health Team) has... Read more >>
Developing Skills in Britain We are glad to see that we at Microsoft are taking on challenge and the leadership to boost skills and employability in Europe especially in today's... Read more >>
Ehealth and Interoperability Ehealth and Interoperability Interoperability and eHealth might at first glance appear as very different concepts – but the actual relationship between the two is extremely... Read more >>
Defining eHealth Defining eHealth In a recent Microsoft eHealth and Interoperability event, we asked various experts and thought leaders on the definition of eHealth. Read more >>
Ehealth and Interoperability Ehealth and Interoperability Interoperability and eHealth might at first glance appear as very different concepts – but the actual relationship between the two is extremely... Read more >>