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Another telecenter story. Or will the ending be different because it’s Google’s?
The world is awash in telecenter pilots. I thought all the lessons that could be learned, have been learned. Apparently not. Google is bankrolling another pilot in Kenya, including a USD 700/month broadband bill. So, for sustainability we’d need around 700 users spending a tad more than USD 2 per visit? And that would be [...]
“Facebook” technology to fight poverty
In internal discussions, I had expressed skepticism about Facebook/Linked In type services for anything other than social interactions. But it looks like I am being slowly proven wrong!
In India, Poverty Inspires Technology Workers to Altruism – New York Times
Manohar Lakshmipathi does not own a computer. In fact, in India workmen like Mr. Manohar, [...]
Travails of Internet telephony
Many think that VoIP is the solution to all telecom problems. It is a solution, but not to all problems. It does not give you something for nothing, in the long run, though in the short term, something may be had for almost nothing.
The articles describes the problems faced by VoIP [...]
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