Education is so important for economic development in Africa. Take for example the concept of creating a completely three- dimensional textbook – this is completely within technical reach and visual learning can definitely help a lot in Africa because of the diversity of languages.

Africans will have the same access to information as the rest of the world. But the world needs more access to African content, and the idea of adding a billion people worth of content to the worldwide web is incredibly exciting.

At a groundbreaking ceremony in Mozambique, Graca Machel came. One of our shareholders gave a speech and he spoke about natives and immigrants. He said everyone over the age of 30 is an immigrant to this technology age. The natives are younger people. They can pick up technology and use it like an additional gene that they have.

When you consider that 50 percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 25, it really makes you smile that these are the people who will exploit this technology and be limitless with what they can do.

@GrimReaper: What other initiatives do you have in mind?

Well from all the info I have seen, Seacom is going to be providing services to the major IT Moguls in South Africa and not the individuals.

I would like to see you offer a really cheap opportunity for people to rent a dedicated server direct from you and thereby force the other providers in this country to come in at acceptable prices which they get wholesale from you.
In otherwords, that Seacom should have retail offers and wholesale offers where the retail offer makes it really affordable for private individuals to compete and the IT Moguls to to come in line with international norms and stop screwing the public at large - it is about time that they stop holding SA to ransom.

Education is the Goal- Gaming is the key.

All very well that your business model is wholesale, but the entire thing can flop if you don't get the word out there. Sasol comes to mind. They were wholesalers, yet now have their own filling stations. Nothing to stop you form doing the same.

Problem. Are you really going to crack it if you do not enter into some commercially compelling activity to get your message across? It ain't highly noticeable, but Virgin put the cat among the pigeons as goes cell phones. Its very quietly but surely expanding and the user base is growing.

You will not change much in Africa unless you change the bigwig big boy "corporate culture" of the politicos. Not unless you really get involved.