AIT forms delegation of Taiwan buyers

During the show, the delegation, along with participants from other parts of the world, will attend a seminar titled “Technology and Emerging Countries: Advancing Development Through Technology Investment,” co-sponsored by the Digital Freedom Initiative. The seminar will highlight the transformational role telecommunications technology can play in overcoming development challenges.

“Private companies, governments and non-governmental organizations will explore how technology can be used to improve daily life,” AIT says. “This panel will touch on healthcare, education, and environment.”

The Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI), launched in 2003 at the White House, has grown to encompass programs in many countries using information and communication technologies to help spur economic growth and policy reform. The DFI approach leverages the leadership of the U.S. government with the creativity and resources of American business, and the vision and energy of local partners throughout the developing world, AIT says.

Nicholas Negroponte, author of the 1995 best seller “Being Digital” and founder of MIT Media Lab and the One Laptop Per Child project, will deliver the program’s closing keynote address.

“Nicholas Negroponte is the perfect person to deliver this address and help us launch this important new emerging markets and technology program at the International CES,” AIT says, citing Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association. “Nicholas’ One Laptop Per Child project is a terrific example of how technology can help educate and empower children in the developing world.”

Taiwan’s Quanta Computer, Inc., has played a role in the One Laptop Per Child project as the developer and producer of low-priced laptops for this non-profit endeavor.

Other confirmed participants for the “Technology and Emerging Countries” program include Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm; Paul Meyer, CEO of Voxiva; Dan Shine, Program Director of AMD’s 50X15 Initiative; and Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President of Cisco Systems Inc.

More information on this event may be found on the Web site, http://www.cesweb.org. More information on the Digital Freedom Initiative can be found on http://www.dfi.gov.

The seminar is scheduled for Jan. 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater.

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