Dear Colleagues,
I think Sally got it right when she said Attempts to bridge the
'digital divide' could lead Africa down a costly path and I think John
was right when he sugested that we should focus on the last sentence,
and NOT the first!. The last sentence said Good planning and
utilisation -
Cell Phones, not computers- web enabled cell phones are readily
available at much lower cost than computers. Voice has great power
whether for cyber natives or cyber immigrants (as most on this list are)
and the screen agers, globally, are very cell phone savvy- much can be
done at much lower cost
id21 News Release
Attempts to bridge the 'digital divide' could lead Africa down a costly
path
Poor planning, expensive software and under-utilisation make computers a
costly mistake for some African schools. Research published by id21
Insights Education shows that the yearly cost of supplying
