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From zero to hero - the impact of ICT | | |  |
|  | From zero to hero - the impact of ICT
When I have talked to people about bridging the digital divide, the emerging market and that whole notion of empowering people through ICT, I sometimes get a response such as 'How can computer hardware really help people? Surely they need proper sewerage and health care as a first priority?!' This article kind of puts it all into perspective and makes you realize what a difference access to ICT can make:"To grasp the significance of Ntando’s heartfelt words, you first need to enter his world, to step into the hopelessness of life in a black South African township. Your home is a two room shack with dirt floors that you share with your mother, three siblings and a grandparent. Electricity is pre-paid, so if the money runs out, you squint by the light of a candle at your text books. You can’t really concentrate because your grandmother has T.B. and she’s coughing incessantly. You’re uneasy and restless because you never feel safe – intermittent sounds throughout the night remind you of this. Besides, you are hungry and cold." Read on... |
Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2007.
Posted by fiona.
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