By Steve Song, on February 17th, 2009
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I am filled today, as is often enough the case these days, with a sense of righteous indignation. In a meeting earlier today, Dominic Cull (firebrand lawyer for the forces of telecommunications good in South Africa) pointed out the obvious. He said that one of [...]
By Steve Song, on August 7th, 2008
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Nokia 1100 – Courtesy Wikipedia
An ongoing conversation with a large foundation has inspired me to think more directly about what specific technologies stand the best chance of benefiting the poor. Early on in the conversation, I made the point that “connectedness” alone actually counts [...]
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