[LINK] ASIA: Web 2.0 can benefit the poor

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6. ASIA: Web 2.0 can benefit the poor

Source: SciDev.Net

"The growing variety and capabilities of Web 2.0 applications can  
benefit unprivileged users in the developing world. Two aspects make  
Web 2.0 applications particularly suited to users in the poorer  
countries. First, most applications are free to use. They may not be  
as sophisticated as their commercial counterparts, but they support  
almost all the features needed for simple or routine tasks.

Second, these applications are all web-based -- users create, save,  
and retrieve files online. Users are not confined to any particular  
operating system or hardware. This drastically reduces the cost of  
using applications, which can be run, for example, through a free web  
browser and a free operating system. Users only need access to the  
Internet to benefit from these applications."

Full article: http://www.scidev.net/content/opinions/eng/web-20-can- 
benefit-the-worlds-poor.cfm

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