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Orange Labs issues a call for contributions in order to promote broadband access in underequipped countries

Multinational and multicultural, the Orange Labs network has 18 locations on three continents: China, South Korea, United States, France, Japan, Poland and United Kingdom and recently Egypt and Jordan. For every project a multidisciplinary team is put in place to bring together the required marketing, R&D and network skills.
The group is also committed to building up an “ecosystem” of first-rate laboratories and taking part in various joint programs on key areas, including network convergence, home services and the future of mobiles.
Orange Labs is taking part in the Digital World Forum on Accessible and Inclusive ICT (DWF), a project financed jointly by the European Commission within its seventh Framework Research Program. This project aims to promote the development of information and communications technologies (ICT) in Africa and Latin America.

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Orange Labs is issuing a call for contributions on "broadband access and infrastructure in developing countries" (deadline for submitting contributions: April 17, 09).
The author submitting the best contribution will be invited to present it as an introduction for the Digital World Forum, which will be bringing major international players together in Kampala, Uganda, on May 4 and 5 to address this issue.
They will also be invited to attend the IST-Africa 2009 conference, which will be held in this same city from May 6 to 8.
Already present in 15 African countries, the Group is once again setting out its commitment to helping narrow the digital divide by providing solutions that make day-to-day life easier for beneficiary populations while facilitating economic development.

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