RDVP was funded by the Reuters Foundation and encouraged innovative applications of computing and communications in the developing world.
[1] Located at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information, the Program supported social entrepreneurs and organizations who sought to leverage technology-based solutions in the interest of humanitarian, educational, and sustainable development goals.
The Program fostered interdisciplinary projects and prototyping efforts that address real needs in underserved communities.
Candidates from a wide range of corporate, educational, government, and non-profit positions applied to the Program, located on the Stanford campus in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Accepted Fellows spent a sabbatical year in residence at Stanford, where they collaborated with faculty, students, commercial technologists, and — most importantly — each other as they work on their projects.