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50x15 Connections
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Vol. 2, Issue 2
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June 2006
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Dear Colleague,
The coolest part about traveling around the world is that AMD's 50x15 team continues to introduce me to amazing, humbling, inspiring people. People who are Doers.
Doers are individuals who, against the odds and against the grain, have achieved uncommon greatness. They are heroes to many, invisible to most, and — not surprisingly — nothing special by their own account. They have saved countless lives, in many cases beginning with their own. They quietly go about the difficult business of protecting and preserving our world for our children and grandchildren. They help the sick, the hurt, the neglected and the abandoned. And they fight hard for human dignity when no one else seems to notice or care that it's absent.
Over the years, many of these Doers have developed a unique appreciation for technology. They've seen first-hand just how transformative and empowering technology can be. This is why today a new generation of Doers is working hard to ensure the world's population is enabled with connectivity. They know that the loudest voice is sometimes encapsulated in the simple click of a hyperlink and they want to raise the volume for as many people as they can.
In previous issues of 50x15 Connections, we've introduced you to Doers like Nicholas Negropointe, Theogene Rudasingwa, and Veronica Kgabo. These are people who have learned by doing, even in the wake of heartbreak and tragedy. Each of them, and millions more like them, would have found success along any path. But they chose, instead, to help others, to make a difference. Over the next several months, we'll introduce you to more Doers, like Caroline Boudreaux, Tegla Loroupe, and Flavio Pimenta. Each of these people has an extraordinary story to tell. And each of them works hard and quietly in places around the world that number too many, helping thousands of other people that are seen by too few, and not asking for anything more than the technological tools necessary to one day allow them to finish their work.
There are not enough Doers like them, but there are more than you might think! AMD and the entire 50x15 team salutes these remarkable people.
To the Doers,
Dan Shine
AMD 50x15 Program Director
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WCIT 2006: SHARING KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS AND A DESIRE TO CONNECT THE WORLD
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The curtains have closed on this year's World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2006), but the ideas and discussions that arose from the conference are anything but finished. With digital inclusion a primary track for the show and more than 2000 international leaders present, the dialogue on closing the digital divide was spirited and thought-provoking. We want to take this opportunity to briefly summarize some of the highlights of this year's conference for AMD's 50x15 Initiative and for the future of digital inclusion.
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Q&A with Gustavo Arenas, Corporate Vice President, High Growth Markets, AMD at the World Economic Forum on Africa
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E-POUPATEMPO: LEARN MANY LESSONS WHILE SAVING TIME
With more than 18 million people, São Paulo, Brazil is the second largest city in the Western Hemisphere. There are more people living within city limits than in most countries. Transportation is expensive, traffic jams are common and the illiteracy rate is high. Facing these challenges and more, the state government was determined to find new avenues to best service its citizens. The idea was born to offer high quality government services to citizens by collaborating with several branches of state owned and public service companies with the goal to improve the life of São Paulo's citizens. Enter Poupatempo.
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