RiOS Working Paper: Building Common Ground - United Nations Connecting With Silicon Valley

The first part of this working paper presents leadership perspectives on ICTD, followed by general comments on the evolving relationship between Silicon Valley and the United Nations. To broaden the view, RiOS Institute invited experts from various sectors to share their insights on the topic, which can be found in the third part. We sincerely thank everybody who accepted our invitation. To inform today's discussion, the paper then highlights several examples of Silicon Valley ICTD initiatives that could contribute to the GAID working areas. A number of recommendations conclude this RiOS Working Paper.