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Monday, June 28, 2004

The cover story of the June 28, Asia edition of BusinessWeek reports on the role technology is playing in eradicating poverty in India. “[New efforts] have become successful and are starting to look like valid business opportunities. Now, the entrepreneurs are starting to discover one another: India has this year been host to three conferences on the use of technology for development in rural societies…With the number of success stories growing, though, Nasscom and the World Bank are planning a fund of up to $1 billion to support promising ideas.” Read full article here.