Greece community investments
Microsoft invests in local programs that benefit people of all ages. In Greece, our collaborations are organized by our focus areas of Building Digital Skills, Enabling Sustainability, and Empowering Community.
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The following program list contains a sample of the kinds of investments we make on an annual basis, aligned with the Microsoft Datacenter Community Pledge.
Microsoft is committed to strengthening communities and empowering the organizations that help them thrive. Whether affected by a recent emergency or decades of challenges, we use data, technology, and strategic investments to restore and support them for future generations.
Istorima is a nonprofit organization established to provide employment to over 1,000 unemployed Greek youth by engaging them in the recording of oral histories in their local communities across Greece. Collecting stories as experienced, Istorima preserves the humane voice of history and shares podcasts, collections, and features that help us discover new and diverse perspectives and shape a better understanding of ourselves and the world. The stories collected are archived in a public archive (archive.istorima.org) that is accessible to everyone and will be donated to the National Archives of Greece.
- Cloud Stories aims to use the cloud technology of datacenters to preserve the local history and heritage of the communities where they are built. Local history and heritage are very important to the Greek culture, yet are often overlooked, neglected, or forgotten, as they are not recorded or preserved in any meaningful way. Saved in the cloud, these stories will be accessible to anyone who wants to learn more about the history and culture of these communities and support the new generation to write new history. The stories, told by the natives, are transformed into videos and podcasts with the dual aim of preserving local history and of spreading the word of tradition to the youngest generations. Cloud Stories builds a bridge between the past and the future of the communities based on the power of the cloud which ensures that all the stories are accessible and safely preserved.