Colleagues:
I have great hopes for this discussion as the topic is as relevant today
as ever and perhaps more so, given the recent backsliding in rural
infrastructure as a direct result of truncated privatization processes.
Here in Panama we have an interesting situation. I undertook a mission
on
Dear GKD Members,
I got back from Kenya after serving there as a VSO [1] volunteer for a
year. I was teaching IT in a womens college in a rural place called
Tala. I also trained the staff on the more advanced subjects of the
curriculum.
First, let me talk about the state of connectivity in the co
Dear GKD Colleagues,
Jean-Marie Blanchard wrote:
> Main barriers to Internet penetration are identified as: lack of Telecom
> infrastructure, limitation of population income, not adequate enough
> content and applications, lack of local expertise and population
> awarenessAlcatel is participa
