Close to 6 million people across Asia Pacific acquire digital skills during COVID-19

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Microsoft and LinkedIn launch next stage to help job seekers and employers move to a skills-based economy

 

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 31 March 2021 – Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, of which close to 6 million of them are from Asia Pacific. This tops its initial goal of 25 million last June. Microsoft Corp. is also extending its commitment to help 250,000 companies globally make a skills-based hire in 2021.