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The NetHope Global Summit Nairobi,Kenya
15-19 March, 2010 NetHope is a new generation information and communications technology (ICT) organization of 28 leading international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) that serve tens of millions of beneficiaries in over 150 countries in the developing world. NetHope member organizations represent over $33 Billion in program revenues employing over 350,000 people around the world in the areas of health, conservation, education, emergency response and sustainable humanitarian aid. NetHope Members’ respective organizations use technology strategically to support their organization's programs and, collectively, NetHope's Members are bound together to solve common problems, primarily in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) arena. Initially fostered as a largely volunteer-driven organization, NetHope has grown to a robust, results-oriented collaboration of 28 member INGOs with a diverse board of directors, a professional staff of seasoned veterans – and a nine-year track record of delivering tangible results.
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The Kenya ICT Board has identified the Digital Content Industry as the most important area of growth in the ICT sector in the creation of a viable World Class knowledge-based economy. 
Most of the ICT facilities in Kenya have been in urban areas, this has resulted in glaring disparities between urban and rural areas in the distribution of ICT facilities. 
