Convergence Conversation

The Internet has become life-wallpaper. New methods of staying connected are being developed to a point where the world wide web is not so much at our fingertips but seemingly behind our very eyelids. In developing countries, however, connectivity has remained an exclusive privilege. For those in rural areas whose governments do not have a pro-poor ICT policy, there is no access to the expensive technology required to connect to the Internet. This, combined with language barriers, lack of technological understanding, and the fact that most of the information on the ‘net would seem completely out of context, ensures that these people remain steadfastly on the outskirts of the global community. More...