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In an effort to help bridge the digital divide, the World Resources Institute (WRI) plans to use the Internet to connect corporations with non-profit groups and private entrepreneurs via a virtual marketplace of ideas, needs and solutions. The marketplace is an added component to the Washington-based think tank's site, Digitaldividend.org, which was born out of the Digital Dividend conference held in Seattle last year. Already, 350 businesses, non-profit organizations, foundations, international agencies, and projects looking for partners are registered in the Digital Dividend Clearinghouse (www.digitaldividend.org).
Proponents of the marketplace hope the site will give more corporate backing to organizations working...