Why has it taken partners from the developed countries so long (40-50 years) to understand the very basic challenge of the scarcity of literature and access to information in most educational institutions in the developing countries (DCs)? This question was the main focus of debate at the recent UniPID-EADI Symposium held in Helsinki, Finland on 19 April 2007. With that question in mind, this article outlines the major issues that frame the current state of information famine in the DCs and contributes to a better understanding of the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) (open access in particular) can play in bridging the knowledge divide and in helping raise the necessary global commitment to help and support the DCs and Africa in particular.

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