Microsoft & Accenture partner to support social impact start-ups

Two global giants, Microsoft and Accenture, collaborate to provide hands-on support and technologies for social enterprises to scale and build business models which can help the society at large. This initiative primarily targets areas of agriculture, education, and healthcare. Microsoft's involvement in this initiative is a part of its Global Social Entrepreneurship program. Microsoft Research India and Accenture Labs will empower social start-ups to design better solutions, test and re-envision their offerings; and offer support in using Microsoft technologies.