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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Sun Microsystems Supports Next Generation of World Leaders at UN Global Youth Summit
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SUNW), the creator of the Solaris(TM) operating system, in
conjunction with the United Nations, today announced its support of the
UN's Global Youth Leadership Summit in New York City, which will bring
together youth leaders from around the world to address challenges outlined
by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 -- such as eradicating
extreme hunger and poverty, supporting environmental sustainability, and
improving maternal and child healthcare in the developing and developed
worlds. The Summit is designed to provide a framework for youth leaders to
discuss and debate strategies to achieve the MDGs and promote peace, create
their own networks for exchanging ideas, cooperate on new initiatives, and
reach out to more young leaders and organizations.
"With more than one-fifth of the world's 6 billion people being between
the ages of 15 to 24, this generation represents the part of the world
population most affected by the MDGs," said Dr. Djibril Diallo, director of
the UN New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace, and chair of the
UN Youth Summit series. "We are excited to partner again with Sun
Microsystems so that youth leaders from around the world can learn how
technology can help them accelerate progress toward the challenges that
face the world. We hope our successful partnership with Sun will inspire
other companies to join initiatives with the young leaders."
As the sole corporate sponsor and technology partner for the Youth
Summit series, Sun offers a platform for the delegates to network during
and after the event. Sun will provide training on technology-enabled
collaboration, blogging, and communications to assist the youth delegates
understand the implications of new technologies and how to utilize these
tools to improve their work, collaborate with peers and maintain
connections. As it has with regional Summits past, Sun will host the Summit
Web site to help increase participation by streaming the proceedings,
offering real-time inquiry and discussion forums, and tools for
interaction. Sun is also offering a first-time mentoring program for the
youth delegates, matching them up with Sun employees across the world with
business, technological or personal expertise in areas which could benefit
the delegates' home-country projects. Every delegate will be offered the
chance to pair with a Sun employee, and Sun will provide a global platform
for ongoing interaction to take place after the Summit is completed.
"At Sun, we've always believed in the power of the network and the
social impact of Sun's technology on network participation. We want to
provide everyone with the tools they need to succeed and participate in
this new networked world," said Ingrid Van Den Hoogen, senior vice
president of brand and global communications, Sun Microsystems. "Today, we
are moving toward an age of participation where real progress can be made
on a global scale through collaboration and communication, and whether
you're in Dakar or Duluth, and online at an Internet cafe or on your
Java(TM) Powered cell phone, the network empowers that participation."
Van Den Hoogen will speak at the Summit on developing a mechanism for
knowledge sharing as well as managing projects. She will also be providing
training and mentorship to help delegates harness the power of technology
in their work.
Sun Sponsorship Part of "Share the Opportunity" and the Participation
Age
Sun's support of the UN Global Youth Leadership Summit is part of its
"Share the Opportunity" initiative, a global effort to help promote
participation in social change. Sun believes the world is entering a new
era -- a Participation Age -- where dramatically lowered barriers to entry,
plummeting device prices, and near-universal connectivity are driving a new
round of network participation. From blogs to Java technology, SMS messages
to Web services, participants are forming communities to drive change,
create new businesses, new social services, and new discoveries. This
growth in the network economy is fueled by sharing and collaboration among
communities interconnected by technology and driven by purpose. Sun also
believes that sharing and collaboration in the Participation Age will
stimulate innovation to help all participants from across the world grow
and prosper.
UN Global Youth Leadership Summit
The first ever UN Global Youth Leadership Summit grew out of five
regional meetings, resulting in a network of youth leaders consisting of
young professionals, community leaders, social entrepreneurs and students
from around the world. Being held in New York City from October 29th
through 31st, the Summit brings together two young leaders -- one male and
one female -- from each of the member states of the United Nations, making
this an historic event which enjoys the support of the Secretary-General
and world political leaders. The Summit is designed to help the next
generation of leaders face the tremendous challenges outlined at the United
Nations Millennium Summit held in September 2000. There, leaders from
around the world endorsed the Millennium Development Goals, committing to
reduce poverty by half, ensure universal quality education, empower women,
reduce mortality rates, halt the spread of HIV/AIDS and achieve
environmental sustainability by 2015.
About the UN New York Office of Sport for Development and Peace
The Office promotes the power of sport to improve education, health and
development and for peace-building across the UN system and by governments,
the world of sport, and other partners. These activities aim to accelerate
the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, guided by
Adolf Ogi, special adviser to the UN Secretary-General and former President
of Switzerland. Sport holds great attraction for young people, and the
Youth Summit series are part of these efforts. For more information, visit
http://www.un.org/youthsummit .
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
A singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- guides Sun in the
development of technologies that power the world's most important markets.
Sun's philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the
forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com .
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