Under the Third Forum and Workshop with 200 non-governmental organizations with expertise concerning the use of Technology shared their projects with their peers, providing information relevant to this audience.
Under the Third Forum and Workshop for NGOs: "The technology, a key ally of our organizations, "Microsoft announced investment to Third Sector through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program" Unlimited Potential ", and took stock of the management this year.
also reaffirmed its commitment to support the Third Sector organizations with whom they work in a coordinated way is to make its programs to communities in need.
During the day, and in the presence of about 200 non-governmental organizations with expertise concerning the use of technology to share their projects with their peers, providing relevant information to the public. Also, technology specialists reflected on the importance and role of ICT in the daily work of NGOs to fulfill their goals of social transformation.
regard Zuazaga Julieta Gutierrez said: "Since Microsoft worked in a coordinated way with the Third Sector organizations because it is they who possess specific knowledge and know the needs of each community. For this reason, this is the third consecutive year we organized a training free day to support and accompany the work of the same in the use of ICTs as tools to enhance their work in social work they make. " During
the event were directly involved in organizations in discussions and in workshops. In the latter, the training achieved both organizations are still discovering how to start using technology as those more advanced. The main issues addressed were how to deal with a 2.0 strategy and the importance of being on the Internet, and the benefits of using technological tools of strategic data management and the need to establish a policy of caring relationships.
On the work being done by Maria Eugenia Estenssoro Equity Foundation, President of the organization said, "In Fairness to capitalize on technological advances generate innovation in our programs started ten years ago when we connect the first satellite school in Neuquén, then donate 2500 computers recycled each year to schools and social organizations, which are reconditioned in our workshop-school for unemployed youth and adults learning a trade. Thus, the power, improving their employment opportunities. In the work we did alliances and networks that allow us to recycled PC, netbooks digital classrooms, teacher training and wireless internet for 10,000 students over the next 3 years. They are the engine of our daily work.
During the event, Ignacio Dodero Founder and Executive Director Programming said: "Set as a personal dream project was allowed to join the call for technology with a social initiative is to work on training and job placement for low-income youth. After understanding the problem of shortage of human resources in the IT industry, we have young people who train and support during the job search can get a job with that today can triple the family income. This project is growing and in late 2011, the initiative will reach 1500 students with job placement 70%. We are proud to display these achievements and invite all stakeholders to join.
Other organizations that are supported by Microsoft as part of its corporate citizenship program "Unlimited Potential" are PAR Foundation and the Civil Association CILSA with whom the program is implemented POETA (Partnership in Opportunities for Employment through Technology in the Americas) being conducted by the Organization of the Americas Trust's strategic partner Microsoft. This program includes the creation of two digital inclusion centers for technology training and preparation for employment of persons and vulnerable groups. Grows
use of new technologies in NGOs
According to a survey conducted by the consulting firm Prince and Cooke (2010) among third sector organizations email is the technological tool most used by a percentage greater than 80% of respondents who used both to communicate with external audiences and sponsors (87.5%) and the press and the general public (83.4%) and at a rate above 90% in internal communication with members of the organization (92.5%).
The use of mail as the preferred followed by the use of the website itself used mainly for the relationship with the press and the general public (64.1%), and third is the increasing use of social networks. Unlike the mail and the web, social networks are used by the same percentage for both internal and external communication in 39.1% of organizations surveyed.
The survey also notes that these organizations the main obstacle to the use of ICTs is the economic factor in 75% of cases, and technical barriers to lower rates (34.2%), organizational (26.7) and cultural ( 25%).
Source: El Argentino
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