VoIP on a bike | InfoWorld | Column | 2005-07-19 | By Ephraim Schwartz

VoIP on a bike | InfoWorld | Column | 2005-07-19 | By Ephraim Schwartz
The whole idea of creating technology that bridges the gap of cost is fascinating. Years ago I remember reading "Small Is Beautiful". There was a Business Week article last year about technology in rural India. The current growth in computer purchasing is not in the United States and Europe.

Behind all this possibility is the need for training. How will people apply the tools in useful and meaningful ways? Maybe the same adapting that is going on with technology will also happen in software? There are no courses in cell phones?

There is technology, there are tools that use technology, and there is the common sense and creativity of people living. Providing technology that can be used richly and creatively, that is available, is the key. Publicizing and sharing exciting applications of the practical use of technology can be the stimuli to further creative uses. Maybe creating a "magazine" of exciting technological applications would be a valuable stimuli. When spreadsheets were first being adopted there were many recipe books with spreadsheet templates. People used the templates as the first step to creating useful tools. Just some random ideas!