The Alliance's Steering Committee brings together senior figures from government, as well as people from the fields of business, media and civil society.
It includes Jamaludin Jarjis, Malaysia's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, while the chairman is Craig Barrett, who also holds the same position for semiconductor giant Intel.
“The challenge for the Alliance is relatively straightforward but certainly not simple – it's really to bring the information and communication technologies and resultant development associated with the introduction of those technologies to the emerging worlds, the emerging marketplaces,” Dr. Barrett told reporters before the meeting.