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"I was dissatisfied in just being strictly a nerd and a geek and was interested in trying to apply that ... knowledge to challenges like poverty," said Michael Best, associate professor in The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and The School of Interactive Computing. Best has advised the governments of Ghana and other West African countries on their national IT policies, looking at how they can best tap opportunities presented by technologies like mobile phones. Source: Global Atlanta - July 14, 2012