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news > press releases Sandaleo partners with UN
in Bridging Digital Divide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2003
Sandaleo partners with United Nations and ICT to bridge
digital divide in Latin America and Caribbean.
NEW YORK, NY September 5, 2003 - Sandaleo was invited by the United Nations
Information and Communications Technology Taskforce to participate
in policy making sessions on bridging the digital divide in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
The Opportunity
The United Nations ICT Task Force, in collaboration with the
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Fund for
International Partnerships (UNFIP), and Digital Partners, is
expanding a new program that seeks to promote development and the
achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
through mobilizing technological, entrepreneurial and professional
expertise and resource networks.
The Challenge
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are rapidly
reshaping socio-economic parameters worldwide. Latin America and the
Caribbean face increased challenges unless new and effective means
are developed for its beneficial participation in this technological
revolution.
The Goal
The goal of the Digital Bridge Latin America and Caribbean is to
foster a leadership movement, in which the market-development acumen
and activities of high-tech and other successful entrepreneurs are
joined with the poverty-alleviation acumen and activities of social
entrepreneurs, foundations, and development institutions.
About UN ICT Task Force
The UNICT Task Force was established to provide overall
leadership to the United Nations role in helping to formulate
strategies for the development of information and communication
technologies and putting those technologies at the service of
development. The Task Force focuses on forging a strategic
partnership between the United Nations system, private industry and
financing trusts and foundations, donors, program countries and
other relevant stakeholders in accordance with relevant United
Nations resolutions through its various Regional Networks and
Working Groups.
About Digital Partners
Digital Partners is a Seattle based not-for-profit organization
working to utilize the benefits of the digital economy to benefit
the poor all over the world. Digital Partners has already developed
a network of IT entrepreneurs in India and Africa, and is in the
process of developing a similar network of entrepreneurs in Latin
America. Digital Partners provides professional services and
financial support to visionary social entrepreneurs interested in
effectively utilizing ICT to benefit the poor. They have created a
venture capital fund model, a "social venture fund," to invest in
and incubate new initiatives designed by ICT and social
entrepreneurs to trigger solutions to problems of poverty.
About UNFIP
UNFIP was created to act as a conduit for collaboration and
communication between the UN organizations and civil society. These
include representatives from multiple sectors such as; corporations,
governments, foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors with the
goal of meeting the Millennium Development Goals. To this end, UNFIP
works closely with the Office of the Secretary-General and the
Deputy Secretary-General to facilitate partnerships with the private
sector. In addition, UNFIP serves to identify innovative programs
developed by various UN agencies and match these programs with
funding from the UN Foundation.
ABOUT SANDALEO
Sandaleo is a technology consulting firm specializing in
providing customized creative digital solutions. Our services are
geared towards developing technology-based solutions that leverage
the internet in innovative ways. We provide technology consulting,
graphic design, web and custom programming services for businesses,
government and non-profits.
Our experience and expertise enables us to develop tools and
systems that take advantage of multiple perspectives and
cross-functional problem solving. Our services include Strategic
Consulting & Technology Planning, Web Development & Creative Design,
Marketing & Corporate Branding and e-Business Systems.
CONTACT
888-615-9538
info@sandaleo.com
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