Anything that can be done to eliminate poverty is a must...

Business Coach Cambridge — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:16:21 -0400

I'm really keen to see poor countries supported with new technology programmes. Technology is a key enabler for progress and holds many places back enormously. I once came across a news article about an academic who had studied the most war-torn countries and areas of the world. He did statistical studies to compare their economic well-being with their state of war and there is a very strong correlation between poverty and war/strife. If we can educate and improve the economic circumstances of poor countries, we stand to improve living conditions for millions. Brilliant. Lee Duncan Business Coach based in Cambridgeshire in the UK

Many Already At Work Fulfilling Gates' Vision (Blog)

Abigail Keene-Babcock — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:36:50 -0500

January 29, 2008 - 14:00, New York Times

Many Are Already at Work on Fulfilling Gates’s Vision

Story Link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/many-are-already-at-work-on-fulfilling-gatess-vision/?ref=technology

Teaser:
By John Markoff

Bill Gates’s bold Davos challenge to the world’s capitalists last week should have come with equally bold footnotes.

"There are billions of people who need the great inventions of the computer age," he asserted. "Breakthroughs change lives only where people can afford to buy them."

Conspicuously missing from the appeal, which asserted that human nature is not just driven by greed but also by concern for our fellow beings, was any reference to the work and thinking of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

By John Markoff

Bill Gates’s bold Davos challenge to the world’s capitalists last week should have come with equally bold footnotes.

"There are billions of people who need the great inventions of the computer age," he asserted. "Breakthroughs change lives only where people can afford to buy them."

Conspicuously missing from the appeal, which asserted that human nature is not just driven by greed but also by concern for our fellow beings, was any reference to the work and thinking of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

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Anything that can be done to eliminate poverty is a must...

Many Already At Work Fulfilling Gates' Vision (Blog)