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Infopoverty World Conference links development and technological innovation

Infopoverty World Conference links development and technological innovation

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Can technological innovation help fight poverty?

That’s the question being asked at the two-day Infopoverty World Conference underway at UN Headquarters.

Roberto Rossi is spokesperson for the Observatory for Cultural and Audiovisual Communication (OCCAM), which launched the conference in 2001.

This year’s theme looks at who is driving the digital revolution and Dianne Penn asked him if this is something where developed countries have taken the lead.

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