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$0Philip Peters, Chief Executive Officer of Zagada Markets, has recently been selected to serve on the prestigious High-Level Panel of Advisers of the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (UNDESA-GAID). High-Level Advisors serve for a term of two years.$0
$0UNDESA-GAID is an inclusive, multi-stakeholder platform for policy dialogue and partnership building that was established by the Secretary General of the United Nations in 2006 to enable and catalyze multi-stakeholder partnerships in the crucial field of ICT for Development. UNDESA's mission is to catalyze and promote the use of ICT for the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).$0
$0"Mr. Peters will bring extensive experience and expertise with him to the Global Alliance, particularly in the area of business and economic development for accelerated socioeconomic transformation in developing markets. Mr. Peters will be a very valuable new asset for the Alliance in its work going forward, providing guidance and insight into how to best utilize ICT in entrepreneurship and general economic development throughout the developing world," said Mr. Sarbulan Khan, Executive Coordinator of UNDESA GAID.$0
$0Mr. Talal Abu-Ahazaleh, Chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), was appointed as the new Chairman of (UNDESA-GAID) in June 2009, and succeeds Craig Barrett, Intel's former Chairman.$0
$0In the upcoming year, UNDESA-GAID will focus its work in building partnerships and advocating for using ICT to effectively scale up efforts in the developing world in regards to poverty eradication, health, education, climate change, and entrepreneurship and gender issues, among others. UNDESA-GAID is extremely excited to have Mr. Peters join the network as a High-Level Advisor, which is made up of stakeholders from the public, private and civil society sectors.$0
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