Georgia Tech Project Provides Cubans Faster Access To Internet

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In the wake of President Barack Obama's call to broaden Cuban's access to the Internet, a Georgia Tech initiative led by Ph.D. student Michaelanne Dye is quietly helping Cubans access information via email search query.

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College of Computing, School of Interactive Computing

Categories
Economic Development and Policy, Student and Faculty, Student Research, Digital Media and Entertainment
Keywords
cuba, interactive computing, Internet, internet access, President Obama
Status
  • Created By: Devin Young
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 24, 2016 - 7:25am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:28pm