Kofi Annan on Digital Divide
[email protected] Thu, 7 Nov 2002 11:36:37 +0530 (IST)
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From Slashdot.org (http://slashdot.org/articles/02/11/06/0438236.shtml?tid=
=3D95)
knownsense writes "News.com.com is carrying a feature by Kofi Annan (http:/=
/news.com.com/2010-1069-964507.html) talking of the digital divide. He says=
, "But bridging the digital divide is not going to be easy. Too often, stat=
e monopolies charge exorbitant prices for the use of bandwidth." and of bri=
nging WiFi to the developing world. This at a time when places like Panama =
ban cheaper means of communication and places like India instead of combati=
ng absolute illiteracy and hunger, run out to make PDAs. Is the digital div=
ide a purely western concept?"=20
- Ashish Kotamkar
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rrying a feature by Kofi Annan (http://news.com.com/2010-1069-964507.html) =
talking of the digital divide. He says, "But bridging the digital divi=
de is not going to be easy. Too often, state monopolies charge exorbitant p=
rices for the use of bandwidth." and of bringing WiFi to the developin=
g world. This at a time when places like Panama ban cheaper means of commun=
ication and places like India instead of combating absolute illiteracy and =
hunger, run out to make PDAs. Is the digital divide a purely western concep=
t?" </font></div>
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