The Infopoverty World Conference 2012 © Infopoverty 2012 Established in 2001 under the auspices of the United Nations, the Infopoverty World Conference has become an event of critical importance held annually at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event is devoted to the role the digital revolution can play in development strategies. The Conference over the years has benefitted from the participation of leaders in their fields of analysis, strategic evaluation and applied practice. Its aim is to contribute to fighting poverty with innovative and appropriate use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The Infopoverty World Conference is the hub of a conception of digital that goes beyond gadgets and social networks to the application of digital tools and facilities to the needs of the poor through the wise use of low cost and smart technologies.As the world has become almost entirely connected, it is important that the benefits of the digital revolution be made available to those most in need. The digital revolution also offers business opportunities for the companies, local and global, that are able to provide products and services that answer to the needs of those at the base of the pyramid. The UN provides a convening platform and an approach focused on the needs of the “bottom billion” that will allow the question of who drives the digital revolution to be carefully debated. The digital revolution offers the promise that countries of the Global South can re-engineer their systems by by-passing outmoded forms of technology and integrating the digital opportunities in their economic development. The result should be better governance, new markets and job opportunities for the next generations. The results will be seen in fields as diverse as health, education, governance, agriculture and others that can support efforts for health, education, job creation, democracy, climate changes, food security as well as the empowerment of women. The objective of the Infopoverty World Conference is to provide a high-profile platform for in-depth discussions on the interlinks between ICT and development, inspire new public-private partnerships in this field and encourage creative solutions addressing the Millennium Development Goals.  View sessions: Who drives the digital revolution? Development through Innovation March 22-23 2012 UN Headquarters New York