We the World
While in Southern Africa there is a contrast of Zimbabwe with an arguably “non free” press and South Africa with an arguably “free” press, both countries have similar problems with accessibility isssues for the communities. These issues relate to basic infrastructure issues, such as access to the hardware for blogging, which illustrate the digital divide between developed and developing worlds.
What can new media do to enable to digital have nots, such that they are inlcuded from the beginning of the new wave rather than being left behind.
http://enoughzimbabwe.org is a project I helped set up last month that aggregates Zimbabwean blogs and multimedia. The front page is edited by a fantastic blogger who goes by the name Zimpundit. Thought that might be of interest.