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In the focus РRУUБBРRИIКKAА
educational institutions; Windows 10 Edu- By allowing such a platform for the Mac-
cation provides direct and easy migration edonian pupils and students, Microsoft
from Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 would give its contribution so they can
Pro to Windows 10 Education, without the acquire skills which are necessary to pos-
need of deleting the disc. Thus, Windows sess in order to be competitive in finding
10 Education enables functionality and re- employment. Namely, according to a study
liability of Windows 10 Enterprise at a very done by IDC, the knowledge and use of Mi-
attractive price. Namely, the educational crosoft Office is the second most demanded
institutions that have licensed their em- skill by companies that need highly-skilled
ployees and the administration are entitled personnel, just after the knowledge of lan-
to free Windows 10 Education for all their guages and communication skills.
pupils/ students.
For the end of this interview, please
The introduction of Windows 10 Educa- tell us more about the new initiative of Mi-
tion based on mobile devices (2 in 1 tablets) crosoft called Upgrade Your World. What
connected in Cloud platform, would enable is it about?
the young generation to study and work
virtually from everywhere, from any de- Stefan Plavjanski: It is a year-long ini-
vice, using familiar and generally accepted tiative to celebrate those who inspire and
tools and to achieve top results. The flex- empower others, led by Microsoft’s vision
ible interface of Windows 10 devices with to help people achieve more through tech-
touch, pen, mouse and keyboard, enables nology and to celebrate the Windows 10
new ways of teaching - for example through launch.
highly interactive applications using intui-
tive touch to keep young learners engaged A total $10 million USD cash investment
- while at the same time provides support will be made in support of their missions
for activities that will always be part of the and to promote awareness of their causes.
learning process, such as data analysis, By this initiative, we want to inspire people
writing theses and creating presentations. to share their stories of how they are up-
grading their, i.e. our world, and Microsoft
With the Microsoft productivity solu- will partner with 10 global non-profit or-
tions, such as OneNote, Skype for Business, ganizations, to upgrade the world through
SharePoint, OneDrive, which are part of a combination of technology, investments,
Office 365 package and Microsoft Educator and development of shared campaigns to
Network, Sway, Office Mix, Office Video, raise awareness.
Power BI, Yammer, Delve, the Macedonian
educational institutions will provide the Prepared by Zoran Jovanovski
educators with tools to inspire students to
consume and create knowledge.
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