Facebook veux connecter les pays pauvres à Internet : communiqué de presse (ENG)

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Facebook veux connecter les pays pauvres à Internet : communiqué de presse (ENG)

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• Publié par: Fil_HighTechWeb
• Publié le: 22 août 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 108
• Langue: English

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Technologyleaderslaunchpartnershiptomakeinternetaccessavailabletoall
Facebook,Ericsson,MediaTek,Nokia,Opera,Qualcomm,Samsungtobefoundingpartners

MENLOPARK,CA,--MarkZuckerberg,founderandCEOofFacebook,todayannouncedthelaunchof
internet.org,aglobalpartnershipwiththegoalofmakinginternetaccessavailabletothenext5billion
people.

"EverythingFacebookhasdonehasbeenaboutgivingallpeoplearoundtheworldthepowerto
connect,"Zuckerbergsaid."Therearehugebarriersindevelopingcountriestoconnectingandjoining
theknowledgeeconomy.Internet.orgbringstogetheraglobalpartnershipthatwillworktoovercome
thesechallenges,includingmakinginternetaccessavailabletothosewhocannotcurrentlyaffordit."

Today,only2.7billionpeople–justoverone-thirdoftheworld'spopulation--haveaccesstothe
internet.Internetadoptionisgrowingbylessthan9%eachyear,whichisslowconsideringhowearlywe
areinitsdevelopment.

ThegoalofInternet.orgistomakeinternetaccessavailabletothetwo-thirdsoftheworldwhoarenot
yetconnected,andtobringthesameopportunitiestoeveryonethattheconnectedthirdoftheworld
hastoday.

Thefoundingmembersofinternet.org--Facebook,Ericsson,MediaTek,Nokia,Opera,Qualcommand
Samsung--willdevelopjointprojects,shareknowledge,andmobilizeindustryandgovernmentsto
bringtheworldonline.Thesefoundingcompanieshavealonghistoryofworkingcloselywithmobile
operatorsandexpectthemtoplayleadingroleswithintheinitiative,whichovertimewillalsoinclude
NGOs,academicsandexpertsaswell.Internet.orgisinfluencedbythesuccessfulOpenCompute
Project,anindustry-wideinitiativethathasloweredthecostsofcloudcomputingbymakinghardware
designsmoreefficientandinnovative.

Inordertoachieveitsgoalofconnectingthetwo-thirdsoftheworldwhoarenotyetonline,
internet.orgwillfocusonthreekeychallengesindevelopingcountries:

Makingaccessaffordable:Partnerswillcollaboratetodevelopandadopttechnologiesthatmake
mobileconnectivitymoreaffordableanddecreasethecostofdeliveringdatatopeopleworldwide.
Potentialprojectsincludecollaborationstodeveloplower-cost,higher-qualitysmartphonesand
partnershipstomorebroadlydeployinternetaccessinunderservedcommunities.Mobileoperatorswill
playacentralroleinthiseffortbydrivinginitiativesthatbenefittheentireecosystem.

Usingdatamoreefficiently:Partnerswillinvestintoolsthatdramaticallyreducetheamountofdata
requiredtousemostappsandinternetexperiences.Potentialprojectsincludedevelopingdata
compressiontools,enhancingnetworkcapabilitiestomoreefficientlyhandledata,buildingsystemsto
cachedataefficientlyandcreatingframeworksforappstoreducedatausage.

Helpingbusinessesdriveaccess:Partnerswillsupportdevelopmentofsustainablenewbusinessmodels
andservicesthatmakeiteasierforpeopletoaccesstheinternet.Thisincludestestingnewmodelsthat
alignincentivesformobileoperators,devicemanufacturers,developersandotherbusinessestoprovide
moreaffordableaccessthanhaspreviouslybeenpossible.Othereffortswillfocusonlocalizingservices–workingwithoperatingsystemprovidersandotherpartnerstoenablemorelanguagesonmobile
devices.

Byreducingthecostandamountofdatarequiredformostappsandenablingnewbusinessmodels,
Internet.orgisfocusedonenablingthenext5billionpeopletocomeonline.

Facebook,Ericsson,MediaTek,Nokia,Opera,Qualcomm,Samsungandotherpartnerswillbuildon
existingpartnershipswhileexploringnewwaystocollaboratetosolvetheseproblems.

"Formorethan100years,Ericssonhasbeenenablingcommunicationsforallandtodaymorethan6
billionpeopleintheworldhaveaccesstomobilecommunications,”saidHansVestberg,Presidentand
CEOofEricsson."WearecommittedtoshapingtheNetworkedSociety–whereeveryoneand
everythingwillbeconnectedinrealtime;creatingthefreedom,empowermentandopportunityto
transformsociety.Webelieveaffordableconnectivityandinternetaccessimprovespeople'slivesand
helpsbuildamoresustainableplanetandthereforeweareexcitedtoparticipateintheinternet.org
initiative.”

“Asaworldleaderinmobilesolutionsforemergingmarketshavingpoweredmorethan300million
smartdeviceswithin2years,MediaTekwholeheartedlysupportstheinternet.orginitiative.”saidMK
Tsai,ChairmanofMediaTek.“GlobalInternetandsocialmediaaccessrepresentthebiggestshiftsince
theindustrialrevolution,andwewanttomakeitall-inclusive.”

“Nokiaisdeeplypassionateaboutconnectingpeople–tooneanotherandtheworldaroundthem,”said
NokiaPresidentandCEOStephenElop.“Overtheyears,Nokiahasconnectedwelloverabillionpeople.
OurindustryisnowatanexcitinginflectionpointwhereInternetconnectivityisbecomingmore
affordableandefficientforconsumerswhilestillofferingthemgreatexperiences.Universalinternet
accesswillbethenextgreatindustrialrevolution.”

“Today,morethan300millionpeopleuseOperaeverymonthtoaccesstheInternet.Tomorrow,we
haveachancetoservethenext5billionpeopleconnectingonmobiledevicesindevelopingcountries.
It’sinOpera’sDNAtosavepeopletime,moneyanddata,andthroughinternet.orgwethinkwecanhelp
advancethesegoals.”--LarsBoilesen,CEOOperaSoftware.

“Mobilehashelpedtotransformmanypeople’slivesintheemergingregionswhereoftenacomputing
devicewillbethefirstandonlymobileexperiencethey’lleverhave”saidPaulJacobs,chairmanofthe
boardandCEOofQualcommIncorporated.“Havingshippedmorethan11billionchips,Qualcommisa
marketleaderthatiscommittedtothegoalofbridgingthedigitaldivide.We’repleasedtobeapartof
internet.organdtobeworkingwithkeyecosystemplayerstodrivethisinitiativeforward.”

“ThisnewinitiativehasbigpotentialtohelpaccelerateaccesstotheInternetforeveryone,”saidJK
Shin,CEOandPresidentoftheIT&MobileCommunicationsDivisionatSamsungElectronics.“We’re
focusedondeliveringhighqualitymobiledevicestoensurethatthenextfivebillionpeoplehavegreat
mobileInternetexperiences.”

TheInternet.orgwebsitelaunchestodayandprovidesanoverviewofthemissionandgoals,aswellasa
fulllistofthepartners.Inthecomingweeks,itwillfeatureinterviewswithtechnologyleadersand
experts,alongwiththelatestnewsonInternet.orgactivities.