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Tuesday, August 14, 2001
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/60802p-879373c.html Ex-executives team with techies to bridge digital divide abroad - International Executive Service Corps: Geekcorps By JIM KRANE, Associated Press NEW YORK (August 13, 2001 7:18 p.m. EDT) - First came the International Executive Service Corps, which shipped retired U.S. businessmen to poor countries to help small businesses grow. Then came Geekcorps, which sent young technologists to Ghana to install computer networks and train businesses to use them. On Monday, the two nonprofit groups announced they would join forces, pairing "geezers and geeks" to try to stem the growing gap in technology between rich and poor countries....
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