Our Common Humanity in the Information Age. Principles and Values for Development

Acknowledgements 
I would like to express my deep appreciation and thanks and that of the Global Alliance 
for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID) to all 
speakers, moderators, hosts and respondents for their invaluable contribution to the event 
“Our Common Humanity in the Information Age: Principles and Values for 
Development” and the book. 
I am grateful to Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator of the Global Alliance for 
Information and Communication Technologies and Development, Mr. José Antonio 
Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs of the United 
Nations, Mr. Patrizio Civili, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and 
Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, for their support 
and encouragement in the “Our Common Humanity in the Information Age” initiative 
and for their unremitting trust.
I want to acknowledge the indispensable assistance and support given by all our esteemed 
co-organizers for their support of the event and the book, Mr. Amir Dossal and Ms. 
Camilla Schippa of the United Nations Fund for International Partnership, Mr. Georg 
Kell and Ms. Melissa Powel of the United Nations Global Compact, Mr. Noel Brown, 
Ms. Deborah Moldow, Ms. Elaine Valdov of Friends of the UN, Ms. Dianne Davis and 
Mr. Richard Jordan of International Council for Caring Communities, Mr. Niger Innis of 
the Congress of Racial Equality, Ms. Pera Wells of the World Federation of United 
Nations Associations, Mr. Dennis Anderson, Associate Dean and Professor, Seidenberg 
School of Computer Science and Information Systems of Pace University and his 
students.
I am thankful to Mr. Nikhil Seth, the Director of the Office for ECOSOC Support and 
Coordination, Mr. Navid Hanif, Chief, Policy Coordination Branch, Mr. Sergei 
Kambalov, Chief, ECOSOC and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch, Ms. Hanifa 
Mezoui, Chief, NGO Section, for their commit ment throughout the preparation of the 
event and for relaying to us their candid opinions and recommendations.
I am also grateful to Ms. Leslie Wade, Mr. Marc-Andre Dorel, Mr. Paul Simon, Mr. Ajit 
Yogasundram for the expertise and advice that they provided for the meeting. Ms. 
Marilen Eraña helped us diligently throughout the process, assisted by our interns Mr. 
Reed Mettler, Mr. Charles Friedman and Ms. Selin Konrat.
I want to express my gratitude to Ms. Roxana Zyman for her outstanding work in the 
preparation of the book and to my colleagues at the Secretariat of the Global Alliance, 

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Ms. Maria Carreno, Mr. Robert de Jesus, Mr. Serge Kapto, Ms. Enrica Murmura, Ms. 
Rosalinda Sanchez, and Ms. Cheryl Stafford for their contribution during preparation and 
the meeting itself and for ensuring that the planning and preparations were in keeping 
with the high standards expected of the United Nations.
This book would not have been possible without the painstaking efforts of all the 
contributors and I am grateful for their graciousness in giving us their contributions and 
their commitment to the cause.