Examine the changes in a transport, internet ortelecommunications network in terms of the extension oflinks and nodes and the intensity of use at a national orglobal scale.Describe the role of information and communicationstechnology (ICT) in civil society and the transmission andflow of images, ideas, information and finance.
THE Horn of Africa is one of the last populated bits of the planet without a proper connection to the world wide web. Instead of fibre-optic cable, which provides for cheap phone calls and YouTube-friendly surfing, its 200m or so people have had to rely on satellite links. This has kept international phone calls horribly overpriced and internet access equally extortionate and maddeningly slow.