Around the World: Iraq

Tech firm chiefs pay visit

Executives from Google Inc, AT&T Inc, Twitter and other high tech companies are visiting Iraq this week to explore how technology may help fight corruption and build a more accountable society, the US State Department said on Monday.

The department, which helped arrange the trip from Sunday to tomorrow, said the executives would offer ideas on how new technologies could help foster transparency, strengthen civil society and generally empower people and local groups by providing the tools for network building.