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Elena Bonfiglioli
Director of Citizenship

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A European economy linked to eSkilled workers! Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 07 July 2010

In June the "Enterprise & Industry Magazine" of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the...

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Employment Commissioner László Andor puts the European spotlight on ‘Global Skills Strategy' Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 18 May 2010

The first ever meeting of the G20 employment ministers  set the tone for a concerted response to the...

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Mobile phones, XBOX consoles and health? Yes, there is a link! Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 30 April 2010

Patient empowerment is key to healthcare in the future. Patients themselves are demanding it, as they want...

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An interview with Bruce Greenstein, Worldwide Managing Director of Health at Microsoft Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 26 April 2010

Here is our short interview of Bruce Greenstein, World Wide Managing Director for Health at Microsoft– when he...

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CeBiT puts eSkills in the spotlight Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 03 March 2010

We can no longer afford to discard skills and human capital if we want to meet the challenges of a...

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Advertorial: The Digital Wake-up Call, European e-Skills Week Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 03 March 2010

This is an advertorial that we have produced recently with the European Commission in support of the European...

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A Financial Times column: e-Skills make it into the boardroom Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 26 February 2010

Have a look at Ade McCormack’s recent Financial Times column, which highlights the importance of e-skills to...

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MEPs discuss ICT as the key skill set for the jobs of the future Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 09 February 2010

Yesterday I attended an MEP breakfast debate on e-skills, organized by Digital Europe.  It was an...

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Microsoft join COCIR Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 17 December 2009

I wanted to share with you the fact that we joined the COCIR.  We are delighted to be joining such a...

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Video: Extracts from debate on ‘Investing in the skills Europe needs for an Innovation Society?’ Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 04 March 2010 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...

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Webinar on “Skills for Innovation”: introducing the main results from the Microsoft - IDC e-Skills Study Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 10 December 2009

As you might have read in my recent post, the IDC last week published a report sponsored by Microsoft,...

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Report: eSkills are needed to drive European innovation Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 04 December 2009

In the coming five years, only 10% of jobs will be left for those who have no ICT skills, a figure that is...

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Get on the Bus – what happened next? Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 04 March 2010 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...

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eSkills according to Lutz Ziob of MS Learning Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 17 November 2009

No longer confined to geeks, eSkills is everybody's business.

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Understanding eHealth and its implications: start with Euractiv Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 12 November 2009 | 2 comments

  Although most people will agree that eHealth is important, it remains a complex landscape which few...

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Microsoft on eHealth at Global Forum '09 on Innovation Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 12 November 2009

Dr Octavian Purcarea’s recent presentation on Innovation and Sustainable eHealth - at the Global Forum on...

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Jean Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International, on the skills gap Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 09 November 2009 | 2 comments

Have a look at this interview with Jean Philippe Courtois produced by the INSEAD eLab, following the...

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Get on the Bus (and take your career to the next step...) Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 03 November 2009 | 2 comments

As of last week the Microsoft Born to Learn team has been touring Europe on a bus and creating a lot of...

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Latest from the Worldwide Health Team Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 30 October 2009

Microsoft Europe’s eHealth expert per excellence, Dr Octavian Purcarea (his real job title is Global Solution...

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Developing Skills in Britain Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 19 October 2009

We are glad to see that we at Microsoft are taking on challenge and the leadership to boost skills and...

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Defining eHealth Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 19 October 2009 | 1 comment

In a recent Microsoft eHealth and Interoperability event, we asked various experts and thought leaders on the...

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Ehealth and Interoperability Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 04 March 2010 Ehealth and Interoperability

Interoperability and eHealth might at first glance appear as very different concepts – but the actual...

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