Aga Khan speaks at World Bank on human capital and the global information infrastructure
Aga Khan speaks at World Bank
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His Highness the Aga Khan delivering the keynote address on the New Networked Economy at the World Faiths & Development Dialogue Conference held at the World Bank.
AKDN / Gary Otte
10 November 1999
Washington D.C., 10 November 1999 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims today addressed industry leaders, government officials and development executives from around the world at the World Bank on applying information technology to the problems of human capital and development needs. According to the Aga Khan, it is only by positioning users to shape content and applications, that the full potential of this technology will be realised and its perceived threat to their cultures addressed.