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This week marks the second annual Corporate Responsibility Week in Ireland, an initiative driven by Business in the Community Ireland (BITC). As part of the Corporate Responsibility week, BITC have published the fifth "Inspiring Excellence"
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Microsoft Ireland is asking Irish companies to re-assess how they manage the disposal of end-of-life PCs and to consider the re-use of the computers they’re replacing. Currently the vast majority of Irish business PCs end up in storage or landfill
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The University of Washington has published a case study looking at how the Digital Community Programme is addressing the issue of long-term unemployment in Dublin's inner-city. The programme focusing on the provision of IT access and training to people
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There's an interesting case study online (PDF) about how Laurencetown, Lenaderg, and Tullyish Community Association in Northern Ireland was able to kick-start a youth programme in the local community centre using Microsoft Office and Microsoft Encarta
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Microsoft is today launching a new online resources for nonprofit organisations. NGO Connection provides a single portal for technology resources, knowledge sharing, community building and real-life examples of how nonprofit organizations are using technology.
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Microsoft and the DAISY Consortium have announced the availability of a new “Save as DAISY XML” add-in for Microsoft Office Word which enables anyone to create content and documents for blind individuals. The “Save as DAISY XML”
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I'm delighted to report that Microsoft Ireland won the 2008 ICT Excellence award for Corporate Social Responsibility. The award recognizes how the technology sector has shown leadership in the area of CSR. The judges called out the work Microsoft Ireland
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Last year Microsoft Ireland launched a programme designed to encourage companies to donate end-of-life PCs to Irish refurbishers who will service and update the machines, install a fresh copy of Microsoft Windows and channel those machines to schools
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During his keynote address at the World Economic Forum last week, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates outlined his vision for 21st century capitalism - governments, businesses and non-profits working together to use market forces to support capitalism while
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Keith Morrison is an Irishman working for the Edelman PR firm in South Korea. He writes for their local PR blog and besides the fact he's Irish, the other Microsoft Ireland connection is that he used to work on our PR account here. He's published
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If your interested in what kind of Corporate Social Responsibility programmes are being undertaken by companies in Ireland, a great place to start is the Inspiring Excellence 2007 report, which is published by Business in the Community . The report, which
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