Steve Ballmer: Germany Youth Education Event Nov. 13, 2012
Remarks by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, Berlin, Germany, Nov.
8, 2012  STEVE BALLMER: It's really great to be here today, and
I'm honored to join in the exchange of ideas on how technology
and education will better position students here in Germany for
success long into the future. It's a remarkable time, and it
really in many senses is the perfect time for us to be together
for a number of reasons.  The first is Microsoft's renewed
commitment to youth with an initiative we just launched called
YouthSpark. YouthSpark is a Microsoft initiative to help create
opportunities for 300 million, 300 million young people around
the world in the next three years. We're focusing this as the
front and center activity in our citizenship efforts, and
working around our company connecting young people with more
chances for education, for employment, and for entrepreneurship.
The second reason that it's great to have a chance to be here
today is because we're relea