Don’t Miss “Reducing Social Disparity through Technology” at NIWeek

[Dave Brown]

What: Nurturing Innovation in Emerging Countries: Reducing Social Disparity through Technology – a special event featuring environmentalist and polar explorer Robert Swan

Where: NIWeek, Room 3 at the Austin Convention Center

When: Wednesday August 8, 2012

Time: 10:30am -12:00pm

Although emerging countries account for 75 percent of the world’s population and 30 percent of the world’s economy, thousands of engineers in these countries don’t have access to PCs, the Internet, instrumentation, or software tools.

Through Planet NI, National Instruments provides access to NI’s graphical system design technologies for innovators in emerging countries. These entrepreneurs can then develop solutions to address local economic, social, and environmental challenges.

In this forum, hear from environmentalist and global leader Robert Swan, SME business owners, NGOs, and educators from Africa, Latin America, Arabia, India, and South East Asia. Learn how access to technology is creating jobs, reducing social disparity, and helping students in impoverished areas innovate.

>> Learn more at www.ni.com/niweek/planetni