GK3 Malaysia: Connect Now

06:44 | Jason Lopez | Dec 12th, 2007 8:02am |

Broadband connectivity is crucial for emerging communities and markets. Until recently, many governments turned a deaf ear to the calls for infrastructure in many of the world’s poorest cities and in rural areas where outreach was almost non-existent. But the urgency has been made clearer as communities, technology companies and non-governmental organizations have begun partnering in initiatives to bring the Internet and other broadband services to the world’s people. At the Third Global Knowledge Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (December 11-13, 2007), many activists say the effort can’t happen without corporate cooperation. Alcatel Lucent’s Valerie Faudon says such meetings help galvanize projects like Broadband for All (BB4ALL). PodTech’s Jason Lopez filed this podcast from Kuala Lumpur.

Tags: Broadband connectivity, Third Global Knowledge Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Alcatel Lucent, Valerie Faudon, Broadband for All, BB4ALL, PodTech, Jason Lopez

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