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Content for all – how web 2.0 can help

Posted by: Jason Monty, Posted on: 10 November 2008 - Categories: Technology

In a previous post I argued that focusing on a particular type of technology is somewhat of a distraction when looking at the important issue of internet access for the world’s poor. I think there was broad agreement, that in …

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Laptops for the poor – why the debate needs to change

Posted by: Jason Monty, Posted on: 15 October 2008 - Categories: Technology

On this Blog Action Day focussing on poverty, I thought it timely to talk about access to the internet, or perhaps more importantly how the millions living in poverty access the internet. It is unfortunate that much of the recent …

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