The Creating Digital Dividends Conference
hosted by the World Resources Institute
October 16-18, 2000
Seattle, Washington


The Creating Digital Dividends Conference started it all! Its more than 300 attendees, including senior executives from major digital companies, venture capitalists, policymakers, and government leaders and entrepreneurs from around the world, gathered to explore new business approaches and market drivers that could help turn the global digital divide into "digital dividends" and build momentum for action.

Click here to see the conference summary in a special section of
BusinessWeek's December 18, 2000 worldwide issue

Click here for a complete program

Click here for a list of conference sponsors and supporters

Complete conference video is available in beta and RealMedia
formats. To obtain video footage, e-mail us.

"The private sector is eager to tear down the wall between the digital haves and have-nots… [and] has the incentive, as well as the resources and ingenuity, to lead the world in realizing this critical goal.” General Colin L. Powell, ret. United States Secretary of State “Is the Digital Divide a Problem or an Opportunity?” BusinessWeek’s December 18, 2000 worldwide issue