Qualcomm Technologies has announced its association with Coca-Cola, DEKA R&D, IBM, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, McCann Health, NRG and UPS , in order to bring a kiosk “EKOCENTER” to improve the well-being of communities to 20 countries and 150 communities around the world by 2015. Each EKOCENTER will offer a locally tailored mix of products, services and resources, including safe drinking water, electricity, wireless communication, refrigerated vaccination storage, health education, and other functionality to jump-start entrepreneurship opportunities and community development.
As part of the EKOCENTER initiative, Qualcomm Technologies will be providing guidance to Coca-Cola on the inclusion of wireless communications technologies, such as mobile devices and wireless Internet connectivity.
EKOCENTER represents an investment in the future prosperity and progress of some of the most fragile and at-risk communities we serve. Through EKOCENTER we have the ability to change lives by offering access to safe drinking water and other needed resources, all the while empowering local entrepreneurs,” said Muhtar Kent, Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company.
This announcement is an expansion of the Coca-Cola’s partnership with DEKA R&D to deliver Slingshot water purification systems to rural communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America by the end of 2015, which aims to deliver 500 million litres of safe drinking water promoting greater local development in communities that need it most.
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