Posted by Pamela Passman Corporate Vice President Given the large number of customers Microsoft serves around the world, and the many partners we collaborate with to maximize and deliver the benefits of our software, we have long sought to understand the economic impact of our work and our products. Such information is especially helpful now, as governments…
Tag: Workforce
Inspiring Young Women to Become Tomorrow’s Tech Leaders
Posted by Teresa Carlson Vice President, U.S. Federal Government Business Despite society’s best efforts, there is a huge disparity in the number of men and women majoring in IT fields and pursuing technology-related careers. In 1982, about half of the students majoring in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) were women. Today, only 21 percent of STEM…
Business, Government Must Resist the Impulse to Erect Barriers in Tough Times
Posted by Brad Smith General Counsel While lots of attention in the U.S. has focused on governmental efforts in Washington to create jobs and economic growth, governments all over the world are grappling with similar challenges. The challenges to the global economy have been top of mind this week in meetings I’ve had with government officials, business…
Supporting Economic Stimulus Efforts in the Puget Sound Area
Posted by Brad Smith General Counsel Like nearly every part of America, Washington State has been hard-hit by the current economic downturn. Yesterday was a hopeful moment, as Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced 138 transportation and infrastructure projects that will move forward as soon as possible, thanks to $551 million in federal stimulus funds. Altogether, these stimulus…
Economic Hard Times and the Global Technology Workforce
Posted by David Bowermaster Administrator, Microsoft on the Issues Microsoft is not sheltered from the unprecedented crisis battering the global economy. In response to challenges we are confronting in markets around the world, we announced last month that we would cut jobs and reduce our overall employment level for the first time. This was a difficult decision,…
New Microsoft Initiative Will Provide Skills Training to American Workers
Posted by Pamela Passman Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs With unemployment at 7.6% in January and thousands of additional layoffs since then, the economy and jobs are the key issues here at the National Governors Association meetings in DC this weekend. During a panel discussion about transforming America’s workforce, I announced a new Microsoft initiative called Elevate America that is designed to give state…
Microsoft Hails Senate Passage of Stimulus Package
Posted by David Bowermaster Administrator, Microsoft on the Issues If you’ve been reading this blog since we launched it last month, you’ve probably figured out that Microsoft is a big proponent of the stimulus package working its way through Capitol Hill. We have had one post highlighting the workforce development components of the proposal, and another examining the important science…
A Federal Stimulus for Science and Technology
Posted by Dan Reed Scalable and Multicore Computing Strategist Microsoft Research My colleague Pamela Passman recently blogged about the importance of the workforce development components of the economic recovery package working its way through the U.S. Congress. As a scientist at Microsoft Research and someone long engaged in federal policy debates regarding computing research, I want to highlight several other aspects of…
Workforce Development and Economic Stimulus
Posted by Pamela Passman Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs Given the constant flow of dreary news battering American workers – including today’s announcement that jobless claims soared to 524,000 in December as the unemployment rate jumped to a 16-year high of 7.2 percent– my colleagues and I at Microsoft are heartened that Congressional leaders and President-elect Obama have…