HYBRID SYSTEMS POWER AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS: RENEWABLE POWER BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN OFF-GRID AFRICA

摘要

We all know that wind energy can light homes and businesses, but how about powering 'entrepreneurial spirit' through education and information access? Today's social and economic development is based on a 'knowledge economy' in which access to knowledge is directly related to Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). However, as ICTs rapidly advance, the gap between the 'information-haves' and 'have-nots' continues to widen. In many low-income countries, such as Tanzania, participation in even a full course of basic education is not universal.