Microsoft invests in local programs that benefit people of all ages. In Australia, our collaborations are organized by our focus areas of Building Digital Skills, Enabling Sustainability, and Empowering Communities. The following program list contains a sample of the investments Microsoft makes on an annual basis.

培养数字技能

Microsoft believes everyone should have access to the skills, technology, and opportunity they need to succeed in a changing economy.   Indigital  is an Indigenous owned profit-for-purpose company creating a culturally diverse and inclusive digital future for all. It does this by building cultural connection and digital capability in critical technologies. Indigital uses digital technologies—like AI, augmented or mixed realities—as a pathway to learning Indigenous heritage, and it uses First Nations’ culture to teach digital skills as a pathway to the future of work.

• 学校数字计划这是一项面向土著和非土著儿童的包容性数字技能计划，让他们与长老建立联系并向他们学习文化知识、历史和语言，同时学习增强现实、编码和 Minecraft 等尖端技术中的数字技能：教育版》等尖端技术学习数字技能。然后，学生们利用 AR 和 Minecraft 等技术，在 3D 虚拟设计项目中将所学知识付诸实践。通过这八个与课程相关的研讨会，长老、当地教育工作者和微软公司正在将文化知识和数字工具融合在一起，为当今的年轻人服务。该项目在西悉尼的 30 所学校开展，共有 500 多名学生和 90 多名教师参与，并扩展到西墨尔本的 5 所当地学校。
• InDigital Minecraft 教育挑战赛、以全国 NAIDOC 主题为基础，邀请土著和非土著学生使用 Minecraft 发现和探索当地土著和托雷斯海峡岛民的文化知识、历史和语言：教育版。

  Australian Business and Community Network  is a group of almost 200 low socio-economic status schools and over 50 leading businesses and organisations, working together to address educational disadvantage through structured workplace mentoring and business/school partnerships. Its corporate mentors support the development of students’ skills and mindsets, confidence, and aspiration, so they can achieve more than they thought was possible.

• 技术技能职业博览会技术技能职业博览会帮助悉尼西部和墨尔本西部未得到充分服务的学生了解技术和技术行业的职业。通过与多个行业合作伙伴进行职业辅导和指导，学生们将沉浸在 STEM 学习中，并了解这些技能与科技行业职业的关系。

促进 可持续发展

Climate change requires swift, collective action and technological innovation. We are committed to meeting our own goals while helping communities to do the same.   One Tree Planted  is a nonprofit organization focused on global reforestation. Since 2014, it has planted over 92.7 million trees in more than 80 countries across the globe since 2014. In 2022, it more than doubled its impact from 2021—with 52.7 million trees! The organization wants to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Together we can restore forests, create habitat for biodiversity, and make a positive social impact around the world.

• 凉爽街道希伯萨姆倡议微软数据中心员工与当地政府和居民合作，在悉尼西部希伯沙姆市的街道上种植了 400 棵树。植树种类包括红枫、毛刷箱、郁金香树等。Hebersham 是悉尼种族最多样化的社区之一，低收入家庭的居民比例很高，非常容易受到高温对健康和经济造成的影响。在该地区种植更多的树木将有助于提高居民的健康水平，减少他们在夏季高温和热浪面前的脆弱性。

增强 社区 能力

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.   Indigital  is an Indigenous owned profit-for-purpose company creating a culturally diverse and inclusive digital future for all. It does this by building cultural connection and digital capability in critical technologies. Indigital uses digital technologies—like AI, augmented or mixed realities—as a pathway to learning Indigenous heritage, and it uses First Nations’ culture to teach digital skills as a pathway to the future of work.

• Kemps Creek Connection with Country is a Microsoft collaboration with Indigital and Dharug Nation Traditional Custodians to reflect Connection with Country at our Kemps Creek datacenter. Working together with the Dharug people—the Traditional Custodians of the land hosting our Kemps Creek datacentre—the collaboration has shaped the site’s exterior artwork and landscape design in a way that supports cultural connection and inclusion. Through the process, Indigital trained a machine learning algorithm using traditional imagery to understand interpretations of the Dharug Nation’s resilience. The algorithm created culturally recognised patterns and imagery that will be reflected in the site’s exterior artwork and landscape design. By protecting, preserving, and honoring the Dharug heritage we can foster the sort of inclusive and respectful environment that allows us to reimagine a brighter future for all of us.

  Sydney Zoo  was founded in 2015 with an aim to create amazing experiences for the local and international community by introducing them to a range of animal species from all over the world, while also educating on animal welfare and conservation. Embracing advanced technology and innovation to improve animal welfare, visitor engagement, and education, Sydney Zoo is home to a wide range of exotic and native species. With clever habitat design, it provides an experience that is more immersive and engaging than traditional zoos. Sydney Zoo is home to over 4,000 animals, Australia’s largest Reptile and Nocturnal House, and an aquarium.

• 关爱乡村 保护库图库隆悉尼动物园原住民教育工作者和达鲁格（Dharug）长老共同学习了土地、水域和动物之间的文化联系，以及数千年来如何对国家进行可持续管理。悉尼西部地区的 10 多所小学和 700 多名学生参加了该计划，通过在悉尼动物园举办的一系列学生工作坊，学生们可以探索原生丛林塔克花园，了解植物及其用途，接触传统工具、武器和资源，并与长颈龟 Kutukulung 相会。在悉尼动物园举办的工作坊教授了这些知识和舞蹈，以激发西悉尼社区的环境管理意识。

  Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation  was founded by esteemed Aboriginal Elders from Western Sydney. Its purpose is to create a welcoming environment where individuals and families can find support and connections to services that will help them heal from the past and nurture a strong sense of confidence and pride for the future.

• 我们很荣幸能与 Baabayn 原住民公司合作，为居住在我们数据中心附近的当地原住民家庭提供支持。在大流行病期间，我们利用资金雇用了更多员工，以支持他们的服务和为社区提供安全的环境。我们将继续支持他们的服务和活动，如家庭小组聚会、家庭作业俱乐部、妈妈和宝宝小组以及为原住民青年提供文化交流机会的青年小组。