From 28 May to 1 June , CNN International s programming will focus on how the digital revolution has touched the lives of almost everyone in the world. While for many the so-called Internet Age has stumbled to a halt, the digital technology that has emerged alongside it has revolutionized global communications. This unique event brings together business leaders, journalists, politicians, entrepreneurs and the public to debate the impact that the digital revolution is having on the world. In this week of special programming, CNN will look at how different countries and continents have embraced the digital revolution in their own ways. For example, in the Philippines the Catholic church has enthusiastically embarked on a project of wiring the local communities as a conduit to spread its influence, while across much of Africa, were no landlines exists, wireless communication has opened up vast areas to business and investment.
Perspectives revisits the lives, ambitions and fortunes of the people who inhabit Silicon Valley.