Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Vodafone to Discuss the Future of ICT4D

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Eradicating poverty through profits.
The "Eradicating Poverty through Profit" conference, to be held from December 12-14 in San Francisco, will be addressed by top executives from Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Vodafone, and other leading companies. The preliminary program can be found by clicking here.

During the Conference, attendees will hear from Carly Fiorina, Craig Mundie, Arun Sarin, and other thought leaders on how information technology can enable sustainable community development in low-income communities. Concurrent sessions will delve deeply into issues ranging from identification security to remittance technology and from low-cost transaction platforms to rural hardware and software solutions.

For more information on the conference and to register, please visit povertyprofit.wri.org.






Reprinted with permission from Digital Dividend.


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