Gates Foundation Awards $30 Million to Expand Public Internet Access in Vietnam
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, $30 million grant to help close the digital divide among rural populations in Vietnam by providing public libraries and post offices with Internet-equipped computers.
Building on the success of a pilot initiative, the project will be implemented by Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications with $17 million in additional support from the Vietnamese government and software from Microsoft.
- Companies:
- Microsoft Corp.
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