Michael Yates

Michael Yates is a non-executive director for OneWorld UK. He is a Partner at Accenture and has been leading work on digital inclusion for the last five years.

As a member of the Accenture International Chairmans office, he was the instigator of the OpportunITy Initiative, Accentures partnership with the UN Development Programme and the Markle Institute to set a strategy for narrowing the global digital divide.

He took a leading role in the World Economic Forum Global Digital Divide Initiative, and supported the International Chairman as a member of the G8 countries Digital Opportunities Task Force.

He has managed successor programs aimed at stimulating knowledge sharing and development, working in co-operation with leading technology companies and non-governmental organisations world-wide.

Other work has included consultancy and publications, including for the UK Commission on Social Justice; shaping and managing a training exercise for Blair Government ministers, run jointly with Templeton College, Oxford; plus work on Accenture's own strategic planning. He also co-operated closely with Accentures Chief Scientist to research and report on European eCommerce.