Connecting the Disconnected

It seems like a great idea: making sure that more people in the world have access to affordable internet. Some see these proposals as a way to make information available to those in unserved regions at an affordable cost. Others, like Bill Gates Jr., have been less enthusiastic, saying that there are more pressing immediate problems, such as ending malaria and other diseases of poverty. With the internet being able to reach those areas, there might be a better chance and way to deal with the other pressing issues such as diseases and poverty. This could be an example of crowd sourcing in order to solve the issues. Wireless technology has allowed countries to leapfrog over cumbersome hard-wire technology and move more quickly toward communications systems that serve more people; and mobile phones make it possible for people to communicate more easily than ever before. Mobile software development has also been able to keep up with the developing countries to bypass the hardware stages.