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Fourteen years ago, world leaders and policy makers gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Millennium Summit to discuss what role the international body would play in the new century. They adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which included the following eight Millennium Development Goals: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger To achieve universal primary education To promote gender equality and empowering women To reduce child mortality rates To improve maternal health To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases To ensure environmental sustainability To develop a global partnership for development Most of the tech gadgets and social media we use today didn’t even exist fourteen years ago. Technology has...
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This is part of our year-long series “Millennium Development Goals Tech Roadmap” Thanks to everyone who supported this series. We hope we brought more awareness to this crucial global agenda and will continue to have these discussions for many years to come. All the posts from the series are listed below, if you missed any. GWA Starts “Millennium Development Goals Tech Roadmap” Can Technology Eradicate Poverty & Hunger? It Takes An E-reader to Educate A Child When You Educate A Tech Woman, You Create A Digital Nation Can Technology Save A Child's Life Technology For Mothers Is Making A Difference...
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This is part of our year-long series “Millennium Development Goals Tech Roadmap” This year Global Wire Associates has focused its attention on how technology is supporting the Millennium Development Goals and the post 2015 development agenda. We asked for your thoughts on this issue in our contest, and received over 400 entrants from 36 countries! Most of the entries were very valuable and informative, but we were only able to select a few for publication. All of the winners will receive a refurbished iPod Nano and one free consultation with a Global Wire Associates staff member. We asked you guys...
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This is part of our year-long series “Millennium Development Goals Tech Roadmap” According to a new report released by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, over 50 percent of the world will have Internet access by 2017. This is due largely in part to the rapid growth of mobile technology. Approximately 2.3 billion people will access mobile broadband by the end of the year, and a predicted 7.6 billion within the next five years. South Korea still leads the world with the highest household broadband penetration at 98 percent and the least connected in Timor-Leste at 1.1 percent. The Commission...
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