Digital Divide Network

25.06.2002 According to e-commerce minister Stephen Timms, the United Kingdom will not be subsidizing the rollout of broadband services to rural communities.

25.06.2002 More than two months after cell services were introduced in Kabul, mobile phones have become a tool for the elite - businessmen, power brokers and exiles returning from abroad.

24.06.2002 The past few months have seen a jump in online journals or "blogs" in Iran as more and more women turn to the Internet to discuss taboo subjects. In 2001, approximately 400,000 people were online in Iran and that number is expected to grow to 15 million over the next four years.

23.06.2002 Peruvian Congressman Edgar Villanueva is pushing legislation to obligate all public institutions to convert exclusively to open-source software. Open-source could take the expense out of software upgrades, which is important for a country like Peru that owes about USD$30 million in overdue software license fees.

20.06.2002 Governments around the world are marching steadily ahead in their pursuit of e-government. In Accenture's third annual survey of e-government leadership, 23 countries were assessed on their progress in realizing their vision for online government.