Preetam Rai: “The Unlikely Diplomats”

Preetam is a technologist and an Apple Distinguished educator. Preetam has trained Chinese health workers, Fijian civil servants, Singapore librarians, educators and non-profit professionals from a dozen countries on how to use the Internet to better engage with their audiences. Preetam is always on the move, studying how technology is transforming the way we work and play. He is often invited to help companies and non-profits make sense of Asian online trends. His earlier adventures included starting a newspaper in India and trying to build a gaming device in China. Preetam is online at smarterbysharing.com.

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