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I heard Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, speak at MIT on Sept 18. He described the role that technology plays in helping Rwanda and other African nations develop. He was very detailed and gave us specific examples about how people are using mobile phones as their major method of communication, and for health tracking and other things like giving farmers pricing information to help them sell their crops. He mentioned that he wants Rwanda to become a technology hub in the region.

Here's my list of pages and sites about internet communication technology in the developing world saved to del.icio.us

An older article but a good one...
New York Times
July 22, 2007
Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web
By RON NIXON

ON a muggy day in Kigali in 2003, some of the highest-ranking officials in the Rwandan government, including President Paul Kagame, flanked an American businessman, Greg Wyler, as he boldly described how he could help turn their small country into a hub of Internet activity.