On March 29, 2012 Moscow Microsoft office hosted the Day of Non-Commercial Organizations which has already become traditional, organized by Microsoft in partnership with the Agency of Social Information.

Day of NCO for non-commercial sector was opened with podium-discussion “The role of information technologies in development of non-commercial sector”.  Elena Temicheva from the “Agency of Social Information” acted as moderator of the discussion. Elena Topoleva, “Agency of Social Information”, Inessa Grikurova, Microsoft, Alexander Lavrenov, World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia),  Irina Ganzha, project “Citizen 2.0”,  Alexander Gordienko, charitable fund “Krylya”, took part in the discussion. In the course of the discussion participants examined ICT use in the work of non-commercial organizations.

Head of Microsoft strategic programs in Russia Inessa Grikurova emphasized the growing interest of non-commercial organizations to ICT use. Many participants of the discussion noticed that information technologies help NCOs to greatly decrease expenses and save time of employees, automate routine processes and concentrate on performing the mission of the organization, more effectively interact with partners and branches of NCOs in the regions, as well as to share practical experience of software products use.

Inessa Grikurova also reported on “Microsoft Strategy of Corporate Responsibility” and emphasized that the main trends of Microsoft work in Russia are: development of IT-industry, supporting of startups, cooperation with Russian educational system, non-commercial sector, development of human potential, and participation in Skolkovo project.

Ekaterina Fedotova, PH International, made a presentation on “Review of the implementation of project “Your course: Increasing Computer Literacy” in 2011. Plans for 2012". She reported that in 2011 new educational centers were opened in Kurgan, Udmurtia, Arkhangelsk. All in all in 2011 the project «Your course: Increasing Computer Literacy» was launched in 62 regions, 83 cities of Russia. In 2012 it is planned to improve educational programs, train teachers, conduct initiatives, contests, participate in different regional exhibitions, based on which it is possible to successfully inform people about the project.

A distinctive feature of this event was a press-conference with charitable fund “Gift of Life”, which was attended by Microsoft President Nikolay Pryanishnikov and Director of the Fund Ekaterina Chistyakova.  With the help of the tool Microsoft Link a video conversation between games arcade at the Federal Research-Clinical Center of Children Hematology, Oncology and Immunology n.a. Dima Rogachev and participants of the event was organized. Nikolay Pryanishnikov presented Ekaterina Chistyakova a grant in the amount of 400 000 US dollars. During the video conference ill children were playing in the game zones provided to FRCC by Microsoft.

Yulia Sarviro, social projects manager of the Microsoft company, reported on "Your course: education within the framework of "E-government" trend. While noticing the growing role of e-government and provision of e-services the State forgets that citizens must be taught to properly work on portals of public services.  This mission is taken upon by the "Your course" portal, which provides for training for everyone who wants to use public services.

Then master-classes were held: «Future of Information Technologies» (conducted by Aleksey Fedorov, Microsoft), «Microsoft Software Licensing» (conducted by Inessa Grikurova and Daria Kolchina, Microsoft), as well as «Windows Phone 7 and creation of mobile applications» (conducted by Stas Pavlov, Microsoft, and Aleksey Sidorenko, Greenhouse of Social Technologies).

Master-class on technological support of non-commercial organizations was conducted by representatives of the Institute of the Information Society. Tatiana Ershova, IIS Director General, reported on the “infoDonor” program, which officially started in Russia on March 19, 2009, and within which technological support to non-commercial organization is being provided by means of software donations from donor-partners. Since the beginning 603 organizations were registered, 375 of which were recognized as competent, placed and received 208 orders from non-commercial organizations.  Program manager Irina Miroshnichenko reported on conditions of participation in the «infoDonor» program and work of the web-platform. In the course of the discussion representatives of NCOs asked questions and expressed wishes.

The Day of NCO was also attended by IIS specialists Louiza Rizmanova, Olga Kopyeva and Marina Smyslova.