IN Indonesia, technology and people are two words that are far apart. Knowledge and ability should be the tools to improve people's quality of life. But in our country, technology—which some consider to be quite advanced—is only accessible to the privileged few. Take the example of the telephone.

Around the Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang-Bekasi area, which enjoys the highest economic growth in the country, telephone use is only 31.4 perc