[GKD] Re: Overestimating the digital divide

2001-02-28 Thread Robert Krech
Dear GKD members, As a graduate student studying education and development issues, and as someone who managed a computer science education project in Nepal recently, I have been reading the latest GKD e-mails with interest, especially around the issue of the 'digital divide'. I am excited by

[GKD] Re: Overestimating the Digital Divide

2001-02-28 Thread Dr. Perry Morrison
Richards's point about "better than measured" e-mail access in the developing world is valid, however it doesn't diminish the extent of the Nth-Sth gap. E-mail may be the bread and butter (the killer "app") of the Internet, but real broadband connectivity is a true multiplier of productivity and