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Second Meeting of the Strategy Council27/02/2007 - 00:00 27/02/2007 - 17:00 Location(s)Intel Headquarters - Robert Noyce Building 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, 95054-1549United States
Behind the Scenes at UN Meets Silicon ValleySubmitted by admin on Fri, 13/04/2007 - 07:55.
Barrett's opening remarks were refreshing. He spoke without notes, clearly excited about the potential of Silicon Valley to push the ICT4D agenda forward. The UNGAID hopes to catalyze economic growth, and for Barrett, it all comes down to a simple question: "Where are the next billion users coming from?" His answer: emerging markets. ( categories: ) Informal summary - "UN Meets Silicon Valley", Mountain View, CA, 28 February 2007The special event "The United Nations Meets the Silicon Valley" was held on 28 February 2007 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, attracting approximately 225 participants. The event consisted of: (I) an opening session featuring high-level speakers; (II) three panel discussions on overlap of interests between the United Nations and Silicon Valley communities and three corresponding parallel action session break-outs; and (III) a closing session on key learnings and next steps. » Informal Summary of the Second GAID Strategy Council MeetingThe Second meeting of the Strategy Council of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) was held on 27 February 2007 at Intel Headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Approximately 130 members of the Strategy Council and the Panel of High-level Advisers attended the meeting. ( categories: ) Presentation of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict)Convergence of goals among global organizations addressing ICT and disabilities issues:
» ( categories: ) EETimesAsia: UN, SV leaders to bring technology to developing countriesSubmitted by admin on Wed, 07/03/2007 - 09:30.
Members of a special United Nations group recently met with Silicon Valley leaders to explore how the technology industry, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can come together to bolster development around the world. » ( categories: ) AllAfrica: Digital Divide - UN Seeks Partnership With ICT IndustrySubmitted by admin on Tue, 06/03/2007 - 17:05.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) took its campaign to Silicon Valley, California with the aim of cementing ties with the private sector and promoting the use of state-of-the-art in ICT to bridge the digital divide across the world. A statement from the ITU, a United Nations body, said its Secretary-General, Hamadoun I. Touré conferred with some of the leading lights of Silicon Valley at a meeting in Mountain View, California. FT: UN warning to Silicon Valley over digital riftSubmitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2007 - 22:33.
Silicon Valley has been slow to develop technology and business approaches specifically suited to customers in the emerging world, according to representatives at a UN-sponsored gathering in the US technology heartland this week. As a result, it risks missing out on one of the next big potential markets for its products, while also leaving a widening "digital divide" that is seeing the growing ranks of broadband users in the developed world leap even further ahead. ( categories: ) Beyond Distance Research AllianceBeyond Distance Research Alliance
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