The limits of leapfrogging

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10650775

the article talks about technologies and the developing world. in a utopian sense, its great because it allows people to get connected and communicate more easily. in a dystopian sense, it doesn't matter how great technology is if the people can't use it. a lot of developing countries lack the basic infrastructure they need to get new technologies going. many new technologies that come out rarely make it to the market, only reaching about 5% of the population if the techologies do make it out to the people. looking at the new techologies and what they can do often takes one's attetion away from getting the basic infrastructure first.