"It is not the end, just the beginning, but the homework is enormous," 
Utsumi said. "The summit itself ended, but many, many meetings, 
action and partnership programs must start."


Despite the pledges to expand access and lower costs, some warned 
that it would take not just commitments of money, but time and resources.


"People can see the light at the end of the tunnel but they have 
to find the ways to keep going," said Marshall Smith, program 
director for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, which makes 
educational materials for students and teachers in Africa and 
elsewhere available free of charge.


Another thread of concern was keeping the Internet a 
forum for free speech and dissent.


"It is vital that the Internet remain a neutral medium open 
to all in order to realize that access for our citizens," 
John Marburger, director of the U.S. Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, said in a not-so-subtle swipe at Tunisian 
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.




