Linking Art, Culture, Commerce and Through Technology: The World

Last week, a new effort called #CONNECTTHEWORLD was announced in full page ads in all the major newspapers. Founded by the Bill and Melina Gates Foundation, Facebook, and many others, CONNECTTHEWORLD said: "The Internet is critical to fighting injustice, sharing new ideas and helping entrepreneurs create jobs.But half the people on this planet don't have access, especially women and girls." We know that technology is shrinking the globe but the reasons are largely economic: mostly the opportunit...