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On April 14th 2008, the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information will hold the inaugural meeting of the Network of Research Centers on ICT in Latin America. This cross-disciplinary academic network seeks to advance knowledge on the social and economic impact of ICTs in Central and Latin America, and examine the policy and regulatory issues that affect its broad-based development.

CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship.

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Students, faculty and alumni discussed the industry’s future at the kickoff event of the new collaborative program.

CITI announces a conference entitled "Future Scenarios for Latin American Communications (II)," the second installment of an event held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 5, 2007.

With no oil or natural gas reserves of its own, Japan has long depended on the Middle East for its energy needs. Ninety percent of the country's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, so stability in the region is crucial to Japan’s economic well-being.

Ray Fisman's monthly column in Slate.com discusses the significance of research findings for social and economic issues.

The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, with the sponsorship of the Telefonica Foundation and the Intel Corporation, has launched a study aimed at assessing the impact of Information and Communication Technologies in the social and economic development in Latin America.

Joel Klein, David Saltzman and Russell Carson ’67 discuss how business skills can transform urban public education.