I’ve been spending time with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Jaron Lanier this weekend – with their books, I mean, not the people (though really maybe that is a meaningless distinction). Lanier writes with the soul of a poet about the glorious potential of technology, and how it differs from our current deployments. Kimmerer writes about […]
226 million. That’s how many smartphone connections there are in Africa — up 2x in just 2 years! The broader subscriber base for all forms of mobile is now up to 48% of the population, vs. 31% in 2010. I have been fortunate to travel to Africa just about every year for 20+ years, and have […]