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Most of the functions of our society are based on networks designed during the late 1800s, and are modeled after centralized water systems. The rapid spread of ubiquitous networks, and connected sensors such as those contained in smartphones and cars, allow these networks to be reinvented as much mo ...

Where aid programs and government policies fail, small-scale business people armed with the latest technology can succeed. Damien Balsan perceived that in developing nations, ordinary “bottom of the pyramid” merchants -- taxi drivers, plumbers, electricians -- could grow their businesses if they co ...

The rising tide of digital communication has not lifted all boats equally, and threatens to leave others stranded altogether, worry some of these panelists. Nancy Hafkin notes a continued gender gap in internet use around the world. In Italy, where there’s high web penetration, “women user rates ar ...