A Letter from Duane Ackerman

interplay between parent and child

I wish you all the best as you seek

affect your success as an educator?

change for your organizations, 

As for policy, where is your voice

and I pledge that BellSouth and 

heard? How are you educating

the BellSouth Foundation will 

those who make decisions, and 

continue to share our learnings

how can you ensure that you have 

about change and technology

a place at the table? How do you

with you. Together, we can create 

know if you're being effective? 

a brighter future for education 

and our children.

I have no doubt that technology will

play a large role in the action plans

that emerge from your discussion 

of these questions. But leading the

way for change in a technological

age requires much more than just

an understanding of technology.  

It also requires an ability to listen

and learn from your  customers, 

to establish a common vision for 

the future that is embraced by your

marketplace, your shareholders 

and policymakers, and to ensure

that the vision is achieved. It is not

without personal and professional

risk and sacrifice   but few things

that help shape our future are.

As we build a communications company for the 21st century, we continually

adapt our organization and business models to the changing environment. 

We view technology not only as a tool for automation, but as a driver of

innovation. For us, this is about not only accepting change, but also seeking

change.        

Duane Ackerman, Chairman and CEO, BellSouth Corporation

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