Nokia to collaborate on TED translation and TED Fellows programs
Written by Nokia
Monday, 09 February 2009
California, USA - Nokia today announced its second year as a partner
and supporter of the TED Conference fostering new projects on the rich
common ground between TED's mission of 'Ideas Worth Spreading' and
Nokia's goal of 'Connecting People.'
In times that call for new ideas and the ability for people to help spread those ideas, Nokia will serve as TED's Global Communications Partner to support two specific programs - the TED translation program and TED Fellows.
The TED translation program
TED Talks have a global audience of tens of millions - and Nokia is teaming up with TED to take the visionary ideas to many more with the launch of the TED translation program. This ambitious project aims to tap into the skills of the global TED community in a crowd-sourcing effort to translate the most inspiring talks into the world's myriad of languages - and reach new audiences for the first time.
In 2009, TED's impact will increase exponentially as TED.com expands beyond the English-speaking world with its translation program offering the extraordinary ability for anyone, anywhere to translate any talk into any language. This approach is scalable, and TED's translation program gives speakers of less-dominant languages an equal opportunity to spread ideas. When the program launches next month, some TED Talks will be translated into at least 30 languages. The goal is to have more than 100 languages represented by the end of 2009. More information can be found on www.ted.com/sponsors/nokia.
TED Fellows
In 2009, TED launches its TED Fellows program which rolls out during the year at TED2009 in Long Beach, TEDGlobal in Oxford, and TEDIndia in Mysore. Nokia is proud to help search for these inspiring individuals who represent the next generation of leaders, thinkers, artists, scientists, makers, doers, entrepreneurs and activists - all of whom have 'Ideas Worth Spreading'. Nokia will also support the Fellows with the latest Nokia devices to aid them in their work - as well as airtime to help spread their ideas as widely as possible.
More information about the TED Fellows program can be found at www.ted.com/fellows.
"Because TED is all about connecting people with great ideas, Nokia is proud to help bring TED beyond the English-speaking population to the rest of the globe," said Pekka Rantala, Senior Vice President for Marketing at Nokia. "Helping TED Fellows communicate will also help them spread their great ideas."
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit that organizes events where some of the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. "TED" originally stood for Technology, Entertainment, Design -- three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. In recent years however, TED has widened its scope, identifying and showcasing interesting and relevant ideas in any discipline. Attendees have called it "the ultimate brain spa" and "afour-day journey into the future." The diverse audience -- CEOs, scientists, creatives, philanthropists -- is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.
TED was first held in Monterey, California, in 1984. In 2001, Chris Anderson's Sapling Foundation acquired TED from its founder, Richard Saul Wurman. In recent years, TED has expanded to include an international conference, TEDGlobal; media initiatives, including TED Talks and TED.com; and the TED Prize, an annual award granting three individuals "one wish to change the world." TED2009, "The Great Unveiling," will be held Feb 3-7, 2009, in Long Beach, California, with a simulcast event in Palm Springs, California. TEDGlobal 2009, "The Substance of Things Not Seen", will be held July 21-24, 2009 in Oxford, UK.
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