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Gaming technology helps children with cerebral palsy

Gaming technology helps children with cerebral palsy

The Helene Elsass Center along with Microsoft Partner Commentor and Mitii Development A/S is building a programme called Mitii Kinect to help children... More
Portuguese Hospital moves to the cloud to be more efficient in tough economic times

Portuguese Hospital moves to the cloud to be more efficient in tough economic times

Back in 2010, I had a vision to build an information system that would advance the pace of delivering quality healthcare and challenge the perception... More
North Rhine-Westphalia Police delivers mobile innovation to its employees and residents

North Rhine-Westphalia Police delivers mobile innovation to its employees and residents

The North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Police is the largest police force in Germany with 50,000 police officers serving about 19 million people. The NRW... More
Building an innovative and competitive environment for SMEs in Europe

Building an innovative and competitive environment for SMEs in Europe

As always on our website, we try and bring you a wide variety of opinion pieces from specialist guest bloggers from both the private and public... More
Video interview: innovation and funding in Europe

Video interview: innovation and funding in Europe

We had the great pleasure to chat with Julie Meyer, one of the leading champions for entrepreneurship in Europe, at this year’s Microsoft... More
Video interview: What legislation can do to maximize cloud computing benefits for European citizens

Video interview: What legislation can do to maximize cloud computing benefits for European citizens

Continuing my cloud conversation with Microsoft International’s president Jean-Philippe Courtois, we now talk about the ongoing... More
Ensuring cloud computing services for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Ensuring cloud computing services for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Cloud computing brings great benefits to Europe’s start-ups and SMEs in terms of cost benefits, ease to up-scale their businesses and efficient... More
Video interview: Jobs of the future, your access pass? Training and certifying for the cloud

Video interview: Jobs of the future, your access pass? Training and certifying for the cloud

Paving the way for new digital technologies such as the transition to the cloud requires a parallel investment in human capital. More
Video interview: How cloud computing can help public sector in Europe make difficult choices

Video interview: How cloud computing can help public sector in Europe make difficult choices

Following the recent economic downturn, public sector administration across Europe have had to make some tough financial decisions, whilst still... More
Views of an entrepreneur: cloud computing for a competitive and innovative Europe

Views of an entrepreneur: cloud computing for a competitive and innovative Europe

SMEs working in the ICT arena  are very aware and started to take advantage of the significant benefits in cloud computing - particularly... More
Vital value of the cloud: Delivering patient-centred care

Vital value of the cloud: Delivering patient-centred care

Can cloud computing put patients in control of their own health information? How can innovations in cloud technology help improve general standards of... More
Enhancing the academic experience at Middlesex University with cloud

Enhancing the academic experience at Middlesex University with cloud

Middlesex University serves 33,000 students, with campuses in London and Dubai.  The university was using an on-premises e-mail system based... More
Size doesn’t matter: transforming small businesses in the cloud

Size doesn’t matter: transforming small businesses in the cloud

Size doesn’t matter anymore, the over-riding lesson we are learning worldwide is that a business that gets ahead of the curve is a smart one,... More
Is Europe prepared for the cloud?

Is Europe prepared for the cloud?

In this latest video recorded at the European Summit earlier this year we ask: Is Europe prepared for cloud computing?  More
Securing Europe’s future: innovation and technical progress are key, says Barroso

Securing Europe’s future: innovation and technical progress are key, says Barroso

As the President of Microsoft International I had the honour of hosting the Government Leadership Forum (GLF) in London. More
Smart climate change solutions through ICT and cloud computing

Smart climate change solutions through ICT and cloud computing

It’s a clear message my colleagues gave me at a recent event: the ICT industry and cloud computing are key components in helping to reduce the... More
How can start-ups & SMEs benefit from the European single market thanks to the Digital Agenda?

How can start-ups & SMEs benefit from the European single market thanks to the Digital Agenda?

How can small businesses succeed in a market as internally varied as Europe? Will current EU regulation further help the growth process for... More
Why cloud computing is good for European business

Why cloud computing is good for European business

The BizSpark European Summit in Paris proved to be a great platform to exchange ideas and best practices for start-ups in Europe.  In fact, we... More
Interview series: Cloud computing enabling a competitive European business environment

Interview series: Cloud computing enabling a competitive European business environment

In the final video in our cloud computing interview series we have taken clips from a number of speakers like Geert Ferranti, Sale Director... More
Cloud computing is becoming the norm for many Dutch business processes

Cloud computing is becoming the norm for many Dutch business processes

In our latest video looking at cloud computing today, Henk Kok, Director of Perrit, explains how cloud computing is enabling a competitive European... More
Open source & Microsoft’s cloud computing work in harmony

Open source & Microsoft’s cloud computing work in harmony

This is another really nice piece on the power of cloud computing. My colleague Mark Drapeau, Director of Social Engagement talks about the massive... More
Growing your business on Microsoft's cloud platform Azure

Growing your business on Microsoft's cloud platform Azure

This video looks at the experience of entrepreneurs using the Azure platform. Aidan Gallagher, CEO Inishtech & Conor O’Riordan, CEO... More
Interview series: Italian perspectives on cloud potential and current challenges

Interview series: Italian perspectives on cloud potential and current challenges

In the third video in our cloud computing interview series Andrea Ferravante - Diamante, gives us the Italian perspective on the potential challenges... More
Spanish views on the benefits of cloud computing for SMEs

Spanish views on the benefits of cloud computing for SMEs

In the second of our cloud computing interview series we hear from Juan José Amor Cazorla, Director General – Nextel who gives some... More
Cloud Computing and the entrepreneurs

Cloud Computing and the entrepreneurs

You may have caught one of my earlier post in this video series in which I discussed why Microsoft is so involved with start-ups and entrepreneurs and... More
Video: hear IT students and young entrepreneurs talk about why IT matters

Video: hear IT students and young entrepreneurs talk about why IT matters

We were at the Go digITal event during eSkills week earlier March and spoke to a number of ICT students present. More
Steve Ballmer on Digital Giants

Steve Ballmer on Digital Giants

The BBC’s Digital Giants series features a video from Steve Ballmer, where he discusses the next big things online and how they will change our... More
In Steve Ballmer’s own words: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!

In Steve Ballmer’s own words: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!

Developers are the lifeblood of Microsoft. I know, I know, it’s a well-worn Microsoft mantra but believe me, it’s never been more true.... More

Webinar: Introducing an eHealth study on enabling technology for a healthier Europe

The eHealth landscape offers both opportunities and barriers to policy makers in the EU 27 member states which are not just about technical issues of... More
Craig Mundie talks e-health and technology policy in the cloud area

Craig Mundie talks e-health and technology policy in the cloud area

Last week I published a video interview I conducted with Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer, where he explains his... More
Big ideas: Craig Mundie talks cloud computing

Big ideas: Craig Mundie talks cloud computing

I had the pleasure of interviewing Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer, when he was last in Brussels. More
Interoperability and cloud computing

Interoperability and cloud computing

Cloud computing is hitting the headlines, and for good reason: it is providing business and consumers with a vast array of new services. In addition,... More
Cloud Computing: Software plus Services explained

Cloud Computing: Software plus Services explained

Ray Ozzie introduced the term Software plus Services about 3 years ago and since then it’s where I have focused all of my time at Microsoft. More
Planning Europe’s healthcare revolution: The role of eHealth

Planning Europe’s healthcare revolution: The role of eHealth

Views and commentaries from Europe’s ICT & eHealth thought leaders. Filmed during the Friends of Europe Summit in Brussels - December 2009. More
An interview: Microsoft and the European innovation agenda

An interview: Microsoft and the European innovation agenda

As part of its drive to foster innovation and the knowledge economy in Europe, the Commission has designated 2009 as the Year of Creativity &... More
Eye on Earth Project Demo

Eye on Earth Project Demo

Prof. Jacqueline McGlade at EEA, Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft Corp and Ludo de Bock, Senior Director EU and NATO,... More
John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth

John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth

Microsoft's Vice President for EU affairs blogs via video on how ICT can stimulate Europe's growth More
Environmental Atlas of Europe

Environmental Atlas of Europe

Atlas, an online portal, uses the intuitive interface of Bing Maps to allow people to view stories about the impact of climate change across Europe. More
Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability

Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability

PDC: Ray Ozzies keynote, highlighting choice, diversity -- and interoperability More
Glimpse Ahead

Glimpse Ahead

What is Microsoft's vision for the future? Take a look. More
SMEs in IT and cloud: The engine of Europe’s growth

SMEs in IT and cloud: The engine of Europe’s growth

John Vassallo (Microsoft VP EU Affairs) outlines the crucial role small and medium enterprises active in the ICT industry play in strengthening the... More
John Vassallo on cloud computing & growth in Europe

John Vassallo on cloud computing & growth in Europe

Microsoft's Vice President for EU Affairs talks about the role of ICT into driving European growth More
Asklepios - Future Hospital

Asklepios - Future Hospital

Asklepios Hospital: Using Microsoft and Intel technology in modern healthcare More
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