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Ericsson leading industry in raising awareness of Millennium Development Goals during the Volvo Ocean Race
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals in the telecommunications industry in collaboration with Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and previously United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General. During the Volvo Ocean Race, the premier around-the-world sailing competition, Ericsson and these global leaders will engage with customers and other stakeholders, to increase awareness of the key role that the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector can play in enabling human rights, ending global poverty and contributing to a carbon-lean economy.