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
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
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
