50x15 Hosts First Africa Partner Summit
On June 3, 2008, AMD hosted the first 50x15 Africa Partner Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. As a part of its continued effort to facilitate the growth of the 50x15 Initiative, the two-day event brought together 50x15 partners to share knowledge to help bridge the digital divide. Participants focused on an array of topics which included utilizing innovative off-the-grid solutions to overcome power constraints and discussed progress made in overcoming obstacles in bringing digital inclusion to Africa. The event attracted more than 40 attendees across various organizations including Dell, Microsoft, The Clinton Foundation, Oprah’s Angel Network, Lenovo, Learnthings Africa, Telkom Foundation, Care International, as well as various government representatives.
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Read up on 50x15 2008 Partner Summit speakers and topics.
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Review full-length presentations and transcripts from the 50x15 2008 Partner Summit in Africa.
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For more information, contact Steve Howard, 50x15 partner program manager, at steve.howard@amd.com
50x15 is a global initiative to help enable affordable, accessible Internet connectivity
and computing capabilities for 50 percent of the world’s population by the year
2015.
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