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A good starting point is a skeptical look at one of the most powerful transforming forces in the developed world -- the connecting power of the Web. Though the Internet is not the panacea that many hoped for, it does serve as an example of a new style of approach -- communications from the edge rather than the center, from many individuals to many other individuals, globally, unmediated, without a centralized point of control. Together with other tools, perhaps the Internet can teach us something about unleashing hidden value in the developing world.
As Larry Irving, former Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce commented,
'Think how powerful the Internet is. Then remind yourself that fewer than 2% of people are actually connected. The power of the Web increases exponentially with every person who goes online. Imagine what we're missing."
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