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22 Jun 2005

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PublicTechnology.net

ITU [Intl. Telecommunications Union] Launches development initiative to bridge the Digital Divide

Called Connect the World, the initiative is a global multi-stakeholder effort established within the context of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to encourage new projects and partnerships to bridge the digital divide...It has 22 founding partners, including leading corporate players such as Alcatel, Huawei, Intel, Microsoft, KDDI, Telefónica, Infosys and WorldSpace...