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Kentaro Toyama. Can Technology End Poverty?

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Technology Can End Poverty

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nate4rmda340

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Only if the user of the technology has the knowledge and willingness to use it for the greater good.
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Nathan Eagle adds that "we cannot put this technology in the hands of an illiterate, isolated woman in rural China and expect that she will gain newfound economic independence."
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technology has positive effects only to the extent people are willing to use it correctly
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I would say the more important thing here is the knowledge. Negroponte states that education is the most important thing. It's not an easy task to accomplish but by providing technology, we are bringing the learning medium into these people's lives even when a formal education may not be possible.
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