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Tim Cole

Tim Cole

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Cuba, the Internet, Gramsci and Marx

I’ve written before about how more internet access for more Cubans is likely to spur economic growth so the rollout of the internet to more parts of the country is welcome. New internet cafes have been opened – although they are still relatively expensive – and Wi-Fi is being provided in a few parks in Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus and Santiago de Cuba. I haven’t yet read any reports about how fast and secure this Wi-Fi is so if any of you have used it, please comment below. Even better, if you are reading this blog whilst actually using Wi-Fi in the park, let me know. The first one to do so (and prove it with a photo) will win a prize. It’s also welcome that, as some media reports suggest, the government is committed to extending internet access even further with 50{bb302c39ef77509544c7d3ea992cb94710211e0fa5985a4a3940706d9b0380de} of households likely to have access by 2020. That’s good news and will help Cuba catch up with some of the other countries in the region and rest of the world who are moving ahead more quickly. More than 2 billion people in developing countries are now using the internet. Whilst access through cafés and wifi is improving, the debate...