This week Trestle Group Foundation announced a collaboration with the World Conservation Union. Dana Smith, MD of Trestle Group Foundation says of the partnership:

“We believe entrepreneurship fuels the engine that drives economic and social change. We welcome the opportunity to work in partnership with the world’s largest and most important conservation network to promote women’s empowerment by directly supporting social entrepreneurs to achieve commercial success, while respecting communities and protecting the environment.”

Trestle have also just published a press release on the forthcoming conference at the UN Headquarters to Assess How ICT Improves Our Lives to be held at the United Nations on Friday 9th February.

The meeting, on “Age of Connectivity: Cities, Magnets of Hope”, will showcase how virtual communities and social networking can enhance the quality of life in cities. It will explore the way information and communication technology (ICT) can boost economic development and permit lifelong learning and employment in our “age of longevity”. Participants include experts on urban planning and development, ICT, finance, government, business and health.