Wireless Broadband: A Silver Bullet for Poverty

This is a useful report for our project despite its misguided title.  Written by Matt Stone of Civitium (LLC) as a digital divide case study for the People's Emergency Center in Philadelphia, the report describes with clarity the benefits and the pitfalls of deploying wireless broadband or any home-based technology.  Mr. Stone addresses the barriers related to technical support and the need for strong, compassionate leadership.  He also describes the magic that happens when neighborhood residents have the training and organizational support to maintain their own computers and those of their neighbors.    We will be employing many if the ideas and approaches presented in this report.  For our families without consistent electricity or heat, the St. Louis WizKids wireless network will be no silver bullet.   Thank you, Ana for passing along this report.  Wireless Broadband: A Silver Bullet for Poverty (PDF)