Steve Song was the Shuttleworth Foundation's Telecommunications Fellow. He provides the organisation with support and thought leadership on access to communications infrastructure and its impact on social and economic innovation and growth.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Steve worked at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for ten years where he led the Centre's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme in Africa, an 8 person team investing more than 10 million USD annually into ICT and development research in Africa.
He has been involved in the area of ICTs and development since 1991 and was involved in the early development of the Internet for the non-profit community in South Africa
Steve is the founder of Village Telco, a social enterprise whose purpose is to put the power of a telephone company in the hands of local entrepreneurs. He also maintains the popular African Undersea Cables map on his blog at http://manypossibilities.net.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Steve worked at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for ten years where he led the Centre's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme in Africa, an 8 person team investing more than 10 million USD annually into ICT and development research in Africa.
He has been involved in the area of ICTs and development since 1991 and was involved in the early development of the Internet for the non-profit community in South Africa
Steve is the founder of Village Telco, a social enterprise whose purpose is to put the power of a telephone company in the hands of local entrepreneurs. He also maintains the popular African Undersea Cables map on his blog at http://manypossibilities.net.
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