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Editorials archive results 1-3 of 3 in New Technologies and Digital divide
There is a need to link up the thousands of communications technology initiatives littered across the developing world, but is another UN technocracy the right answer?
EDITORIAL | 29 June 2006 | EN
Political deadlock over Internet governance must not overshadow the practicalities of bringing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the people who need them.
EDITORIAL | 14 November 2005 | EN
Much is said about the need to bridge the 'digital divide' between the North and the South. Equally important is creating conditions in the South that let individuals exploit information technology's potential.
EDITORIAL | 6 October 2003 | EN
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels