Friday, December 09, 2005
If you have any doubts that global pressures will increase on our economy, two announcements last week should help convince you.
The first, by Microsoft, involves Bangladesh. In his first visit to the country, Bill Gates announced an ambitious program to train teachers and students in information technology. In a Memorandum of Understanding between Microsoft and the Education Ministry, Microsoft has committed to training up 200,000 students and 10,000 teachers across Bangladesh in the next three years. Learn more.
In the second anouncement, Intel's chairman announced the company's latest commitment to Malaysia. Read more.
Global pressures are growing, and no one is waiting around for us to figure this out.
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Global pressures are growing
