Technology drives globalization and in turn is driven by globalization. However, there is considerable ambiguity as to the value of technological globalization, especially for health in low-income countries. The "digital divide" may be important in improving health or income disparities as the electronic revolution provides scientists and health workers in both the developed and developing world with unprecedented access to information. Much could be done to reduce information inequities for the developing world through collective international action, but new global governance mechanisms may be needed to achieve this goal for information technology [6] .