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GAID Series 2: Our Common Humanity in the Information Age - Principles and Values for Development

The topic of this book is "social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom," to use the noble words of the preamble to the United Nations Charter. The book is organized around the six core values that form the basis of the Millennium Declaration, adopted by world leaders at the Millennium Summit in 2000.

These six core values are freedom, solidarity, quality, tolerance, respect for nature and our shared responsibility, and each will serve as the basis for a chapter.

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GAID Series 1: Foundations of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development

The Global Alliance for ICT and Development will contribute to transforming the spirit and vision of the WSIS into action and promote the use of ICT for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It will provide an inclusive, multi-stakeholder global forum and platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue and by promoting multi-stakeholder partnerships for action.

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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.

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