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offer free resources to support startups and scale-ups .
The company also provides entrepreneurs with Microsoft Reactor , a technical learning and sharing centre where developers and technology professionals can connect with the local community and develop new skills to drive innovation in their organisations . This is a global initiative by the company , and Reactor do Brasil is located in the city of São Paulo and offers activities in a hybrid format .
Women Entrepreneurship ( WE ) is a program that aims to stimulate female entrepreneurship in the country . WE ’ s first major initiative came from Microsoft Participações which , in partnership with
Microsoft aims to collaborate so that society is able to prosper in the era of Digital Transformation .
Sebrae Nacional and M8 Partners and in association with Bertha Capital , structured the WE Ventures fund , which focuses on investing in startups led by women and that are in the called the ‘ Valley of Death ’ stage . Contributions range from R $ 1 million to R $ 5 million .
For social entrepreneurs , there is the Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact program , which focuses on projects aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ): Quality education ( SDG 4 ), Decent work and economic growth ( SDG 8 ), Action against global climate change ( SDG 13 ) and peace , justice and effective institutions ( SDG 16 ).
Interested startups go through a selection process and those qualified receive access to technology , education , networking and donations .
Equality is the priority
To achieve a more equal future , Microsoft supports the protection of people ’ s fundamental rights – from defending democracy to human rights and confronting injustice and racial inequality , in addition to expanding access to technology for all people , bringing Internet broadband access to difficult-to-reach locations .
Diversity and inclusion ( D & I ) is a fundamental pillar of the company ’ s culture , which believes that an environment with a variety of profiles and ideas is much more likely to understand society ’ s needs . In Brazil , Microsoft has four pillars of action in D & I : WAM ( Women at Microsoft ); BAM ( Blacks at Microsoft ); GLEAM ( Global LGBTQIA +) and Accessibility .
The company offers several courses to increase gender equality in the technology environment and has already reached more than 795,000 women in the country with these actions since 2020 . Among the initiatives are Black Women in Tech , a training program focused on training black women for the technology market .
Another action is the # GirlsPower mentoring program , in partnership with WoMakersCode , which has the mission of training women in the fundamentals of low code / no code programming ( little or no code ) on Microsoft Power Platform , with classes on Power BI , Power Apps , Power Automate , Copilot Studio and Power Pages , all certified .
Technology needs to be reliable
As we enter a new era based on AI , Microsoft believes it is important to articulate principles that will govern how it operates its AI data centre infrastructure and other important AI assets around the world .
The company released the ‘ AI Access Principles ’ eight to address Microsoft ’ s growing role and responsibility as an AI innovator and market leader .
The announced principles are a commitment by Microsoft to robust investments , new business partnerships and broader programs to promote innovation and competition . By publishing these principles , it is committed to providing broad access to the technology needed to empower organizations and individuals around the world to develop and use AI in ways that serve the public good . •
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