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About us
We aim to advance the education of the public and relieve poverty by providing access
to information and communications technology...
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How Digital Pipeline Works
Digital Pipeline connects organisations who want to donate used computers to organisations
that need them.
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Trustees and Directors
Digital Pipeline is governed by an elected board of trustees. Digital Pipeline’s
secretariat manages the day to day operations of Digital Pipeline, headed by a Chief
Executive who reports to the board.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a question about Digital Pipeline, you may find the answer you’re
looking for in this section.
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Policies and Standards
Digital Pipeline was founded on the idea that refurbished PCs can deliver tremendous
value for schools and community groups...
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Additional Info
In this section you can find more information about Digital Pipeline, including
downloadable documents and videos.
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"If the world is serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goal of
halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015, ICT must
figure prominently in the effort. Everyone - governments, civil society, private
sector businesses - has a vital stake in fostering digital opportunity and putting
ICT at the service of development."
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Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General 1996-2006 UNCTAD Report on E-commerce
and Development, 2002
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Digital Pipeline promotes affordable and environmentally responsible reuse of
used computers to help technologically disadvantaged schools and communities in
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Mark East
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mark East is responsible for all sales, marketing, partner development and Microsoft
academic programmes in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA). This encompasses
Microsoft partners that service, sell and support the education market and all educational
institutions, from the smallest primary school to the largest University in the
EMEA region.
East joined Microsoft UK in 1988 in a role to promote the use of Microsoft technology
to the UK education community. In 1990, he was awarded the Microsoft President’s
Award by Bill Gates for his contribution to the success of Microsoft technology
deployments in the UK education sector.
Since joining Microsoft, East has managed sales and marketing teams in the Apple
Macintosh and public sector divisions, also working with the central and local government
and small and medium sized enterprise sectors. As a director, East was the UK executive
responsible for the Education, Small Business and home and Retail Division.
More recently, East was appointed worldwide general manager for the Microsoft Education
Solutions Group, based in Seattle, Washington.
After two years he returned to the UK and now manages the fastest growing Microsoft
education region; EMEA. In September 2005, East was awarded the Microsoft achievement
award for sustained high level contributions to Microsoft leadership in the Education
Community.
An advocate of the Microsoft vision of a Connected Learning Community, and executive
sponsor of the Anytime Anywhere Learning initiative, East is passionate about how
technology can support the process of learning and help build connected learning
communities.
Before joining Microsoft, East was sales and marketing manager for a Microsoft partner
specialising in sales to education and government markets.
In his spare time, East enjoys playing football every week and spending time with
his three children. He is an ardent supporter of the UK football club Queens Park
Rangers (QPR) having worked for the club in his youth. He is “still”
learning to play golf. Mark is currently personally funding the building of a secondary
school on Mauta Island, Lake Victoria in Kenya.
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