[ Noakhali Online Group ] Spotlight on GK3: Vint Cerf Tells GKP ICT Crucial to Global Human Development

Spotlight on GK3: Vint Cerf Tells GKP ICT Crucial to Global Human Development   Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Inc. and known as the "Father of the Internet" says, "Never before in history have we had the collective opportunity to artificially enhance our ability to discover, organize and process information. With digital technology we can empower our ability to think, in the same way that the electric motor allowed us to enhance the power of human muscle. We can put digital technology to work, in as small or large a quantity as needed, wherever it is needed. If ever a technology defined an era of human development, ICT has that role in the 21st Century."   More: Vint Cerf Tells GKP ICT Crucial to Global Human Development   Learn more from Cerf at GK3 in his video introduction to the Emerging Technologies Plenary on "The Future of the Internet: Opportunities and Risks" , at the Global Knowledge Partnership's Event on the Future, GK3, Third Global Knowledge Conference. GK3 Sessions on the Internet   "The Future of the Internet: Opportunities and Risks " will look at the key opportunities, challenges and risks surrounding the future role of the Internet, the most powerful communication medium of the 21st century.  Experts will assess regulatory, political and market constraints to developing what has become the world's key economic and social infrastructure.   "Multi-Stakeholderism in Internet Governance " will look at processes for including participation by all stakeholders in two specific areas - business-government relations and the United Nations - showcasing how these businesses, governments and international organisations can operate in partnership to contribute to the global governance of the Internet.   "The Future of Access " will look at market dynamics, technology developments, legal and regulatory issues, and the role of public and private sectors in overcoming challenges to ensure investments in public access computing and to the Internet in the future.   Quick Links: Conference Navigator | Full Programme | Speakers | Register   GKP Event on the Future - GK3, Third Global Knowledge Conference "Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies" 11-13 December, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Find out how to participate @ www.GKPEventsOnTheFuture.org

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[ Noakhali Online Group ] Spotlight on GK3: Reaching the 'Bottom of the Pyramid'

Spotlight on GK3: Reaching the 'Bottom of the Pyramid'   Orlando Ayala, Senior Vice President, Unlimited Potential Group, Microsoft Corporation, says "Technology is a powerful amplifier for people's ideas and imagination. Although it is one piece of the solution to economic growth in emerging markets, it supports nearly every other aspect of development, and is critical investment for any country seeking to nurture growth and create new opportunities."   Join Ayala and other high-level IT visionaries John E. Davies, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Group / General Manager, World Ahead, Intel Corporation; Valerie Faudon, Vice President, Programs, Alcatel Corporate Marketing Office, Paris; and Bonsal Glascock, President and Chief Operating Officer, iMalls Global, Inc. in the Emerging Markets Plenary on ' Emerging Markets: Is There a Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid?'   More: Do Underserved Communities Need a New Approach to ICT?   GK3 Sessions on Emerging Markets   ' Emerging Markets: Is There a Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid?' will enable open dialogue on how global corporations are changing the world for women and young people by facilitating access to knowledge and ICT through a 'double or triple bottom line' approach.   ' Connecting The Diaspora: Migration as an Opportunity' will explore the challenges faced by Diaspora communities in emerging markets and how the phenomenon of Diaspora is opening up new opportunities such as e-remittances, i-malls and other web-based services.   In ' Emerging Knowledge Opportunities (The Progress of ICT in Asia Pacific and other Parts of the World)', Orbicom will launch two research publications - published jointly with Canada's International Development Research Centre - which reveals the relationship and impact of ICT products, industries and overall Infostates on the emergence and growth of new markets, among other things.   Quick Links: Conference Navigator | Full Programme | Speakers | Register GKP Event on the Future - GK3, Third Global Knowledge Conference "Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies" 11-13 December, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Find out how to participate @ www.GKPEventsOnTheFuture.org

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