"The INFOPOVERTY Conference underlines the responsibility of information in facing poverty in the world. There must be a definition - at an international level - a system of common rules able to transform the present digital revolution in an opportunity to bridge the divide between North and South".

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic (2001)

"My warmest wishes for the success of the INFOPOVERTY Conference, which tries to provide concrete solutions to one of the most crucial problems of the present knowledge society: that of the growing divide between info-rich and info-poors, whjich is at the center of the activities carried out by UNESCO. I have no doubts that this Conference will be a fundamental step in defining the strategies for the future actions ".

Koiciro Matsuura, Director General UNESCO (2002)

"Al stakeholders - the private sector, national and international authorities , NGOs - need to cooperate in fighting infopoverty. Only by cooperating in this way we can achieve real, sustainable progress, tackle the needs of isolated people and communities, involve people actively and achieve greater equality. For all these reasons, I want to thank you for your contribution to this highly topical debate. "

Romano Prodi, President European Commission (2003)

"I consider the work of Infopoverty more important than ever. Your initiatives are at the same time ef initiatives are at the same time effective - with respect to the numerous projects already launched and in planning - and opportune, because they intervene timely in the Summit preparations and they will contribute to increasing the opportunities offered by the use of ICTs in numerous domains. I see your work as an invaluable contribution to the take-up of the Information Society in a development context".

Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for Enterprise, 2003

"Can you produce telecommunication appliances fit to bridge the digital divide, which separates rich from poor countries? With this question OCCAM launches a challenge to international ICT business entities in the framework of the Infopoverty World Conference".

L'Espresso, June 20 2003

"OCCAM, the observatory launched by UNESCO, monitors all that happens in the field of the fight against Infopoverty. OCCAM, in its third year of activity is now concentrating on the best practices in order to give to disadvantaged communities access to ICTs".

Il sole 24ore, July 11 2003