The Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have formed a strategic alliance to develop solutions for tackling global health issues, including vaccines, nutrition, maternal and child health, and infectious disease control.

IBM and the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently signed an agreement to establish the first Philippine Systems & Technology R&D Laboratory.

Japan has made a financial contribution to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE) amounting to CHF158,000 to strengthen its emergency communications capability.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has secured $12.4 billion for the next phase of its concessional development fund that will provide financial support to fight poverty in the Asia-Pacific region.

The National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM) has launched a green IT campaign dubbed "My City – Lets make it Green" in the Indian city of Pune to encourage green practices among businesses, their workforce & the government.

HP has launched an Education Innovation Fund in China, which will support teacher training through a $1-million donation to Zhejiang University and the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO.

The World Bank has approved a US$213-million loan to Sri Lanka for its Metro Colombo Urban Development Project (MCUDP) that aims to develop the country's capital into a modern city and competitive hub by 2016.

IBM has selected 33 new cities worldwide to receive the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants during 2012.

Google has integrated Public Alerts, a platform designed to provide relevant emergency alerts, into Google Maps.

Google is partnering with the World Bank to improve disaster preparedness speed up development in countries around the world through the use of Google Maps.