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U.S. Winner of Imagine Cup, Global Finals in July

Published Tue, Apr 04 2010 1:00 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Education,Innovation

U.S. college and high school students gathered in Washington, DC, for the U.S. finals of the Imagine Cup, the Microsoft-sponsored student technology and innovation competition. Some 22,000 students registered for the competition, and 80 participated in...
Ada Lovelace Day: Women in Technology

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 11:31 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Education,Workforce Development,Women in Technology

Today is Ada Lovelace Day , a day of blogging to celebrate the contributions of women in technology and technology. The charge is to write about your tech heroine. I also wanted to put this topic in context appropriate for Voices for Innovation. So first...
Please Take Short Survey: Help Improve Microsoft Students to Business Program

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 6:56 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Education,Workforce Development

Last fall, Kimberly Voltera, the worldwide program manager for Microsoft Students to Business (S2B), was kind enough to sit down with VFI and talk about this great program, which helps students and partners alike. You can read the story and watch a video...
What I Heard for Tech Business in the State of the Union Speech

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 12:21 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Education,Business Development,Jobs

The State of the Union speech is its own special genre. Presidents aim to deliver the right tone and right messages for a range of audiences. Sometimes the messages are direct, and sometimes they are more subtle. Often, these speeches are long on ideas...
Opportunities and Education: Back to School with Moodle and LIve@edu plug-in

Published Tue, Sep 09 2009 4:08 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Education

It's back to school time in the U.S. and elsewhere (though I might be convinced to support a year-round academic schedule). If you're an IT professional who works in education -- or someone who might be able to help out your local school -- take a look...
Microsoft in Education Upcoming Events

Published Tue, Apr 04 2009 6:49 PM by aphraner

Filed under:Economic Stimulus,Education,Stimulus,procurement,Business Opportunities

There are a number of events offering training to help you make the most of the Recovery Act. Microsoft in Education is hosting a few in the coming weeks. Learn more and link to event registration on the VFI Stimulus Hub . Check out the Microsoft in Education...
This Year's Turing Award -- Innovation and Policy Implications

Published Fri, Mar 03 2009 4:43 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,R&D,Education

Earlier this week, MIT Computer Science professor Barbara Liskov won the Turing Award -- essentially, the Nobel Prize of computing. Her work has played a critical role in the development of modern programming languages, such as C#, C++, and Java. It is...
Friedman Proposes a Policy to Improve Education in the U.S.

Published Mon, Jan 01 2009 1:56 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Economic Stimulus,Education

Yesterday, New York Times columnist (and Pulitzer winner) Thomas Friedman proposed a simple idea to improve education and create a foundation for long-term economic growth: eliminate the federal income tax for school teachers. You can read the whole column...

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U.S. Winner of Imagine Cup, Global Finals in July

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Please Take Short Survey: Help Improve Microsoft Students to Business Program

What I Heard for Tech Business in the State of the Union Speech

Opportunities and Education: Back to School with Moodle and LIve@edu plug-in

Microsoft in Education Upcoming Events

This Year's Turing Award -- Innovation and Policy Implications

Friedman Proposes a Policy to Improve Education in the U.S.