John Rogers seminal analysis of ICT as posted by Michael Gurstein should
be required reading by all in development and should be a classic in
economics classes even in the developed countries.
Remember that nuclear power was going to be so cheap that it would not
have to be metered?
Remember when TV was going to bring enlightement into every home?
What indeed will happen when the world is wired?
I remember a peace corps worker who was building a biogas plant to bring
clean fuel to each home in the village. They built the distribution
system to every home and tested it for leaks by pressurizing it with
water. The village was so happy to have running water that they did not
want the water disconnected.
John has just touched the tip of his iceberg-
tom abeles
