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
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