NOUA ERA CIZELATA LA FORUMUL ECONOMIC MONDIAL. Bill Gates doneaza la Davos 10 miliarde de dolari pentru "Decada Vaccinurilor"

CNN. Friday, January 29, 2010 Davos, Switzerland (CNN) —
Bill and Melinda Gates announced plans Friday to invest $10 billion in the fight against a number of illnesses including AIDS and said the record donation could save nearly nine million lives. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they said the 10-year program will focus on vaccines for AIDS, tuberculosis, rota virus and pneumonia.
“We must make this the decade of vaccines,” said Bill Gates. “Vaccines are a miracle,” added Melinda Gates. “With just a few doses, they can prevent deadly diseases for a lifetime. We’ve made vaccines our priority at the Gates Foundation because we’ve seen firsthand their incredible impact on children’s lives.”
Since stepping down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in mid-2008, Bill Gates has devoted most of his time to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization he set up with his wife Melinda. He remains part-time chairman of the software giant.

Bill, Melinda Gates donate $10bn for vaccines in developing countries

2010-01-30 13:40:00

The decision of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to devote 10 billion dollars to vaccine research, development and delivery in the next ten years has drawn a warm response. Diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria lead to the death of 5 million children worldwide annually, mostly in low-income countries, because those who need vaccines do not have access to them. The Gates Foundation seeks to eradicate this global inequity. Orin Levine, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), pointed out that the "announcement is a major boost for global health and vaccines." He said: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has once again set the bar for results-driven aid. By aiming at pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria, the funding will save millions of lives. "But the Gates Foundation cannot achieve the full promise of vaccines on its own. Manufacturers must increase their investments in vaccine research and development, donor countries must mobilize to help fund new vaccines, and developing countries must make the investments and take the steps necessary for delivering life-saving vaccines to their children." Levine added: "Now more than ever and in light of the opportunities provided by the Gates Foundation's commitment, we urge all parties to work together to ensure access to life saving vaccines to those who need them worldwide." (ANI)

FUNDATIA lui Bill Gates aduce Internetul in fiecare sat din Romania. Pe cand si WC-uri?

1.500 de biblioteci publice vor primi gratuit calculatoare pana in 2014. Milioane de romani vor avea acces gratuit la calculatoare si Internet in bibliotecile publice din comunitatile lor si vor fi ajutati de personal specializat. Oricare sat sau comuna a tarii va putea primi gratuit calculatoare prin acest proiect, daca primariile pun la dispozitie un spatiu adecvat si platesc un abonament la Internet. Acest lucru este posibil datorita proiectului "Biblionet", lansat ieri si care se va derula cu sprijinul fundatiei "Bill&Melinda Gates", care asigura o finantare de 26,9 milioane dolari. Primele centre-pilot, care functioneaza experimental de un an si jumatate, s-au dovedit un adevarat succes. "Peste 60% din utilizatori au declarat ca prin accesul la Internet si-au rezolvat o problema personala", a afirmat Paul Baran, directorul "Biblionet". (Romania Libera)

Tariceanu, pe fibra

Anul trecut, premierul Tariceanu a cerut ministerelor implicate sa urgenteze strategia de extindere a sistemului Internet in mediul rural, in principal la nivelul satelor din zone greu accesibile, solicitand ca intregul plan sa fie definitivat pana la sfarsitul acestui an, si nu in 2009.
La sfarsitul anului trecut, Tariceanu arata ca discrepantele intre mediul rural si urbanin utilizarea retelelor de comunicatii in banda larga raman semnificative, in pofida numarului in crestere de conexiuni.
El a mai anuntat ca Guvernul intentioneaza sa extinda reteaua de telefonie in toate localitatile din tara pentru a asigura atat servicii de telefonie fixa, inclusiv in zonele care sunt acoperite de reteaua mobila, cat si conectarea la Internet a tuturor scolilor. (Mediafax)