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Last update - 16:24 15/05/2008 Rupert Murdoch: Spreading technology in region can help Mideast peace By Sara Miller, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Shimon Peres  Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch told a panel in Jerusalem on Thursday that promoting technology throughout the Middle East could help advance peace. Details of the Presidential Conference available on Haaretz.com " Advertisement When people have the skills - to build better lives for themselves and their families, their societies become more peaceful and Israel will have better neighbors," Murdoch said during a debate on new media and the internet at President Shimon Peres' "Facing Tomorrow" conference. "We'll continue to do what we can to help Israel maintain its competitive edge. Yet we must also look for new ways to expand human capital throughout the Middle East." He bemoaned the fact that there are still many people in the region who do not have access to the evolving technological world, even though their countries have the resources to facilitate such access. "There are tens of millions of talented and hardworking individuals across the Middle East, many of them in countries rich in oil? yet they remain on the fringes," he said. "We can change that." Murdoch was joined on the panel by Google founder Sergey Brin and Yahoo! president Susan Decker, as well as advertising guru Morris Levy and former Warner Brothers and Yahoo! exec Terry Semel. The three-day conference, which entered its final day Thursday, drew some of the most famous and influential political figures in the world, including U.S. President George W. Bush, former British prime minister and Mideast envoy Tony Blair, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Related articles: Bush: We must be firm in face of those who murder the innocent Olmert: Israel is committed to stopping Gaza rocket attacks Bookmark to del.icio.us   Grass is greener For the cannabis-growing residents of Lebanon, recent fighting has been a blessing. Piggy bank savings Welfare Minister Herzog unveils a plan to open savings accounts for every Israeli child.   1.   Which is exactly what Russia is doing 11:58  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/05/08   2.   What would the world be without Rubert Murdoch...??? 12:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/05/08   3.   Naive Murdoch, they´d use it against Israel as they already do! 12:46  |  Cynic 15/05/08   4.   Naive Murdoch, we don´t want to see more "live" beheadings 12:50  |  Cynic 15/05/08   5.   # 1 Chris Linthwaite 13:23  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/05/08   6.   Linthwaite 16:29  |  george 15/05/08   7.   Yes Murdoch lets give them new tech to blow you all up 17:44  |  Sal 15/05/08   8.   #6 George of London 17:44  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/05/08   9.   Freedom first and always. 17:58  |  El-Birawi 15/05/08   10.   How about removing the 1500 checkpoints in the west bank? 18:11  |  Aounist 15/05/08

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