Microsoft—Microsoft committed to equipping 2.5 million people in ASEAN with AI skills by 2025
In April 2024, Microsoft announced a commitment to equip 2.5 million people across ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) with AI skills by 2025. The initiative includes the AI Skills Coalition with 60+ organizations, free Generative AI Professional Certificate through LinkedIn Learning, AI Skills Navigator portal, and the Generative AI Skills Grant Challenge for nonprofits. Microsoft also committed to training 1 million South Africans by 2026 and 800,000 Malaysians by 2025.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsible Automation | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
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Microsoft announced ASEAN AI skilling initiative for 2.5 million people with 60+ partner organizations
Microsoft announced a commitment to equip 2.5 million people across ASEAN with AI skills by 2025, partnering with governments and 60+ organizations through the AI Skills Coalition. The program includes free LinkedIn Learning certificates, AI Skills Navigator portal, and regional skilling programs.