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Published Date: 30 January 2007
MICROSOFT boss Bill Gates and First Minister Jack McConnell today unveiled plans to help Scottish teenagers get jobs.
The two men were due to sign an agreement in Edinburgh to set up a Microsoft Scotland Volunteer Corps to tackle the problems of young people not in education, employment or training. The volunteers will help mobilise Microsoft's 1300 business partners in Scotland to increase support for teenagers through work placements, help for voluntary organisations and mentoring.

Mr Gates said: "We hope that by working with our business partners and the Scottish government, we can help young people gain the skills and experience they need to participate in the knowledge economy and help the Scottish economy realise its potential."

Mr McConnell said he hoped to pursue similar agreements with other companies in the future. He said: "Having an organisation with the global reputation of Microsoft working with us to tackle the challenges faced by some of our young people is tremendous. The Scottish government and Microsoft share the ambition of helping young people to realise their full potential."



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  • Last Updated: 30 January 2007 12:25 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Microsoft
 
1

inter alia,

the capital 30/01/2007 12:55:44

Is this for real ? Reads suspiciously like Thatcher's 1980+ schemes re artifically lowering youth unemployment. Good for Microsoft though. They have just launched a new system, Microsoft Vista. Who on earth would want to put "Member: Microsoft Scotland Volunteer Corps" on their c.v.. Love the "dedicated" bit.

2

Scaramouche,

30/01/2007 14:25:45

#1. "Member: Microsoft Scotland Volunteer Corps"???

They could just call themselves Microscot!!!

3

Calum10,

30/01/2007 16:14:08

A Microsoft Scotland Volunteer Corps all armed with a copy of Vista.

There is little doubt what this about.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm

4

Mallory,

30/01/2007 18:22:19

They'd be better off using Linux which is free and requires a much less powerful (cheaper) computer to run. There is plenty of free software (eg: Open Office, Firefox and Thunderbird) which is more than adequate for most needs and which can import and export Micro$oft files....

5

Shaun McDonald,

30/01/2007 20:59:20

I'm a final year computer science student and won't work for Micro$oft. Their software pricing is complex, expensive. It is often harder to use compared to cheaper and open standard equivalents.

#3: I have to admit Micro$oft knows that they are going to struggle to sell Vista, which is why they are pulling out every trick in the bag. It is many years late and missing many features!

#4: I agree that Linux and various other open source programmes are better. However Linux still isn't quite there for many end users. Mac OS X is however much better suited to the newbie. Steve Jobs won't have to pull out every trick in the bag to sell his new OS, that is due out in the first half of 2007. I bet it will have more than people expect and will on time or ahead of schedule.

BTW: I'm not affiliated in any way with either Microsoft or Apple. However I do volunteer some of my time towards the OpenOffice.org open source project.


 

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