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May 1, 2006
Quoted in the Austin American-Statesmen
The Austin American-Statesmen is running a story about the digital divide and featured a quote from me. The article discusses a world technology congress taking place in Austin, and contextualizes it by examining Internet access in a South African village.
Internet connections are virtually unheard of. In a place where many households run on about $160 a month with government support, the $650 a month Kgabo said the school needs to reconnect a reliable Internet link is hard to come by.That lack of digital access "is representative of a much larger problem for a lot of countries where literacy is very low," said Andy Carvin, director of the Digital Divide Network, a global collection of activists and officials focused on extending access to technology.
"It's also very expensive," he said. "I have many African colleagues who spend hundreds of dollars a month to get access at home."
You can read the full article here -andy
Posted by acarvin at May 1, 2006 9:58 PM
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