At the Intel Research Labs in Berkeley, Calif., Alan Mainwaring told PodTech’s Jason Lopez that technologies such as steerable antennas can give the poorest people in third world regions access to wireless services. Steerable antennas help reduce the cost of wireless infrastructure by allowing fewer antennas to serve more people.

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Intel Chairman Craig Barrett says Silicon Valley IT companies are in the right place at the right time to help the United Nations address the world’s health, education, and economic problems. Barrett, who has been appointed the chairman of the U.N.’s Global Alliance for ICT and Development, says, “My job is to make sure that we don’t talk a lot, but we do a lot.” The Alliance will meet today at the the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss the role of Silicon Valley in the U.N.’s information technology goals. PodTech’s Jason Lopez interviewed Intel’s chairman at the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara. Intel made this video possible.

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The United Nations is embarking on something new: a partnership with the private sector to address some of the developing world’s most vexing issues in areas such as education, health care, economic development and government. Craig Barret, the chairman of Intel, has been appointed to chair the UN initiative called the Global Alliance for ICT and Development. GAID meets with Silicon Valley leaders for the first time at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., for a series of panels and discussions about the ways IT solutions can help the U.N.’s efforts. PodTech’s Jason Lopez spoke with Sarbuland Khan, executive coordinator for GAID.

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Intel will host a meeting between representatives of the the United Nations and business leaders in Silicon Valley to discuss ways of solving global problems such as access to health care, education and economic development. Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, is also serving as the chairman of the UN ...

Intel chairman Craig Barrett discusses the World Ahead Program which the company established in May 2006. Intel has pledged over $1 billion over the next five years, to bring internet coverage to various regions around the world. According to Barrett, all young people in the world should have access to ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 20, 2006 (PodTech News) — Intel has chosen to help develop the the IT infrastructure of the Amazon — not the online seller but a portion of the actual river. The initiative is a part of Intel’s World Ahead Program, which the company established in May and pledged more than $1 billion over the next 5 years, to bring Internet coverage to various regions around the world. This week Intel Chairman Craig Barrett will promote wireless broadband PC access in Parantins, a remote Brazilian city of about 100,000 on the Amazon River. He says the company’s aim is to introduce components of a comprehensive strategy that includes hardware and wireless capability.

At the Belle Chase Primary School in Plaquemines Parish, just across the river from New Orleans, Enterprise, Education, and Empathy were the keys to helping a shattered school district pull together. PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Terry Smithson, Intel’s Education Strategist, Cindy Hoyle, Principal of Belle Chase, and 1st grade ...

In New Orleans, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Richard Whitmire, Education Op-ed writer for USA Today and Secretary of the Educational Writer’s Association. He talks about educational journalism, and the seeming lack of awareness in the US of slipping educational standards.

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PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Carol Roberts, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction for Plaquemines Parish School District, about rebuilding educational infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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PodTech’s Jason Lopez and Intel Chairman Craig Barrett chatted about education reform in the U.S. and his push for marked improvement in American schools.

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Intel’s Craig Barrett says K-12 schools in the U.S. must measure themselves against the world and not just against each other. The chairman of the world’s largest chip company spoke about improving America’s economic competitiveness before writers and journalists at a conference of the Education Writers Association in New Orleans. ...

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett took questions from education writers and journalists after his speech on ways to think about and improve U.S. schools.

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