by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this video interview,John Davies, World Ahead VP at Intel, talks about: 
- how big the remaining digital divide is and the reasons for the gap;
- new models for connecting people;
- examples of new models in Africa;
- making the Internet useful to people;
- and how Colombia is tackling the digital divide.
Russell Southwood is the founder of Balancing Act and the web TV channel Smart Monkey TV, and has been an analyst in telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa for the last 14 years. Smart Monkey TV aims to capture the energy at the crossroads between African culture and technology. MarkLives is syndicating content from Smart Monkey TV on a weekly basis for the column “Smart Africa TV”.
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