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Bridging the divide
Bridging the divide
Most of the subjects of these profiles are not working at the cutting edge of the technology industry. But they are creating its future by tackling the issue of the digital divide, the gap between those who can access and benefit from technology and those who can't.
By Fiona Morgan | 21 Feb 2007

Veronica Davis at the GCF Global Learning Center in Raleigh
Goodwill in Raleigh trains thousands on computers around the world
If you're addicted to e-mail and you live on the Web, it's hard to imagine that anyone could be completely unfamiliar with computers.
By Fiona Morgan | 21 Feb 2007

Teens repairing computers at T4T.
Teens teaching teens to connect
The Raleigh Boys Club is full of kids in the after-school hours. Away from the roar of the brightly colored main hall, two computer labs offer a quieter place to take classes and do homework.
By Fiona Morgan | 21 Feb 2007

Greg DeKoenigsberg of Red Hat with a beta model of the XO, a laptop for kids in the developing world
Developing a laptop for the children of the developing world
In the conference room at the Raleigh headquarters of Red Hat, approximately 80 members of the Triangle Linux Users Group crowd around a small laptop computer.
By Fiona Morgan | 21 Feb 2007

Jane Smith Patterson tracks the economic impact of technology at e-NC Authority's Raleigh office.
e-NC Authority goes the 'last mile'
Jane Smith Patterson wants every home and business in North Carolina to have access to broadband Internet service.
By Fiona Morgan | 21 Feb 2007

Judy Hallman started in the days of vacuum tubes and is about to retire from RTPNet, which she helped found.
Judy Hallman has been connecting nonprofits since the Internet was young
In 1989, before the Internet as we know it came into existence, a group of geeks in Chapel Hill foresaw a need to share public information in a meaningful way.
By Fiona Morgan | 21 Feb 2007
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