Friday, October 20, 2006

Microsoft Trains Colombian Ex-Paramilitaries . . . in IT

John Blau writes on NetworkWorld:

Former paramilitary fighters in Colombia may be able to shoot a gun far better than they can fire off an e-mail, but that could soon change thanks to a new program, partly funded by Microsoft, that aims to train the ex-combatants on computers.

Microsoft has agreed to contribute more than US$300,000 to the three-year La Llave program initiated by the Organization of American States (OAS), the company said Thursday.

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