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WELCOME

MicrosoftBritain Works NGO Event

Monday 7th December

Britain Works NGO Programme

Matt Lambert Director of Corporate Affairs and Citizenship

Microsoft Ltd7Th December 2009

UK unemployment• The number of unemployed people is now 2.46 million, up 30,000• The number of people unemployed for more than 12 months increased by

71,000 over the quarter to reach 618,000, the highest figure since Nov 97• The unemployment rate for 18-24 year olds increased by 0.7% on the

quarter to reach 18.0%, the highest figure since records began in 1992.

Digital skills

• Knowledge economy equal to traditional economy

• 77% of all jobs require some digital skills

• 10m people digitally excluded

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Microsoft Employment Initiatives

Industry Alliance for Jobs100,000 x Basic Digital Literacy

Black Country Project28,000 x Basic Digital Literacy

PartnerApprenticeship

Pilot

Help 500,000 people into work (over 3 years)

100,000 pa 7,000 pa10,000 pa50,000 pa

Economic Evidence through 2009 IDC Survey & Work Foundation

Foster technologyinnovation

Support employment focussed charities

Create pathways into IT industry

Enhance basicemployability skills

Support Employment Focussed NGOs

Volunteers

Software

Cash

Thank you and enjoy the Britain Works NGO day!

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