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Empowering resilient communities and accelerating our collective impact with #BuildFor2030

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Recently, the United Nations General Assembly met for their 76th session to realize their vision of building resilience with hope: helping the world to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people and revitalize the U.N.

As a partner to the U.N., Microsoft deeply supports this vision. We’ve been driving for progress on several fronts, notably by:

At Microsoft Inspire 2021, I spoke with other leaders about how trust is the foundation of successful business relationships. As Microsoft Channel Chief, I’m committed to empowering our customers and partners with trusted technologies that help create more inclusive, sustainable and resilient communities.

During a protracted pandemic recovery, our partners have been doing just that, coming together to enable our customers to achieve digital transformation at an accelerated pace and to address challenges that have been compounded by humanitarian needs and the climate crisis in some parts of the world.

We’ve showcased some of their work through our Microsoft #BuildFor2030 initiative, which seeks to drive transformational solutions and services together with our partner ecosystem that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 initiatives focused on creating a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world by 2030.

I am passionate about engaging our powerful Microsoft partner ecosystem to help transform businesses and drive inclusive market opportunity. Consider that over 4,000 investment institutions have become signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, which has $89 trillion assets under management.

This creates an opportunity for all organizations in a position to lean in and help, and I ask that we keep working together to make a positive impact on communities.

Launching the Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Hackathon

Today, I’m excited to announce that we are launching the Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Hackathon to accelerate our collective impact.

Open to all partners around the world, the #BuildFor2030 Hackathon seeks to increase our collective understanding of the SDGs and help us innovate and unlock new industry solutions and inclusive market opportunity.

I invite our partners to build solutions that address challenge statements around the following #BuildFor2030 Hackathon themes:

I encourage you to attend live workshops on responsible AI principles, accessibility and inclusive design, the Microsoft Sustainability Calculator, changemaking, researching the SDGs and more — all included as part of this community-building experience.

Cash prizes, technical and go-to-market benefits have been lined up to help winning partners further develop their solutions and bring them to market. I look forward to reading your entries!

Register today for the #BuildFor2030 Hackathon.

Recognizing partner solutions empowering resilient communities

I’m also proud to highlight partners who have delivered impactful solutions empowering resilient communities, featured in our #BuildFor2030 Campaign.

During the pandemic, public sector organizations have been at the heart of global efforts and under heightened pressure to provide emergency response, accelerate recovery and reimagine the way we work and live. As a result, public sector organizations are increasing investments in digital technology. By 2025, 95% of new IT investment made by government agencies will be made as a service solution[1].

Our partners have been helping governments to operate effectively during a global crisis, building solutions that are strengthening institutions, enhancing critical infrastructure, delivering financial assistance, enabling virtual teaching and learning, and so much more.

Our partners are also helping governments to harness the power of new and emerging technologies, namely cloud, big data and AI, to reshape interactions with citizens, provide more personalized and accessible services, and to reimagine a more resilient future based on inclusive and sustainable economic development.

Partner solutions enabling pandemic response

Partner solutions accelerating recovery with digital technologies

Partner solutions reimagining a more resilient and sustainable future

View all partner solutions featured in our #BuildFor2030 campaign.

Investing in a diverse and inclusive partner ecosystem

I’m grateful for our partner-led community organizations that are supporting our #BuildFor2030 initiative and working alongside us to enable a diverse and inclusive partner ecosystem. I encourage you to take a first step, or your next step, to learn more about these organizations and help extend their impact:

The #BuildFor2030 Hackathon is open to partner organizations with an active membership with the Microsoft Partner Network. Final entries are due by 11:59 p.m. PT, Nov. 15.

Learn more

Join us to #BuildFor2030 and make progress on the SDGs

Drive an inclusive economy

Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services

Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

 

[1] Gartner: Top Trends in Government for 2021: Anything as a Service. Published March 2021.

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