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Press Releases and Progress Reports January 2007 -- Progress Report in India December 2006 -- Progress Report in India June 2005 -- Progress Report on BFI in Ghana June 2005 -- Progress Report on BFI in South Africa February 2005 -- Progress Report on BFI in South Africa November 2004 -- Progress Update on Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI) in India January 2004 -- OECD-Penn International Roundtable on ICT in Non-Formal and Adult Education: Philadelphia, November 12-14, 2003. Countries India South Africa Ghana Mexico

Mission Statement: The Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI) addresses the Digital Divide of education and technology in emerging economies by improving literacy, basic education, and technological literacy, thereby assisting the world's poorest peoples to better determine their own social and economic future. The BFI will accomplish this mission by: Bringing together public and private as well as national and international agencies and foundations Leveraging information and communication technologies Adapting to diverse contexts and diverse learners Implementing the program through national operational agencies Collaborating within and across national boundaries

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