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Article

16 Nov 2005

Author:
Rebecca Harrison, Reuters

Can technology ease Africa's woes?

...as multinationals start to invest in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent, they are touting technology as a panacea for development..."Bridging the digital divide is a non starter if we haven't even crossed the literacy divide," said Arthur Goldstuck, head of South African technology research company World Wide Worx...[refers to steps by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft]

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