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There is a profound gap between those with access to up-to-date technology and excellent educational opportunities and those who live in the poorest countries. The technology gap has been called the “digital divide” – *more like the chasm depicted here. A great deal has been written about it. Some believe that the problems of the poorest countries are simply solved by cell phones and inexpensive computers that can be used even in places that lack electricity. And surely these are important and make the job possible, if not easy.