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Digital technologies can increase productivity even in poor communities. More productivity brings higher incomes and a greater ability for people to meet their basic needs. Herein lies a wonderful opportunity for business to link the creation of new digital markets to the advancement of humankind and to help people everywhere participate in the social and economic possibilities of the digital age. These are lofty goals. But the challenge, as Professor C.K. Prahalad of the University of Michigan Business School reminds us, "is not about lack of opportunity; it is about lack of imagination." Clearly, corporations must lead the way in creating digital dividends for all humanity. We thank the distinguished companies who sponsored the Creating Digital Dividends Conference and participated in this special section for their imagination and leadership in supporting this important initiative. Creating Digital Dividends - Strategic Director - Allen Hammond World Resources Institute - Special Projects Director -Sue Swarzman Design - Sundberg & Associates Inc Web Conversion - WebTeck LLC. Conference Photography - Chad J. Klassen - World Resources Institute Creating Digital Dividends was prepared in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, an independent thinktank that specializes in taking ideas into action on global environment and development issues. Special thanks to John Bergan
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