well, to simulate this, we have taken dan simmons‘ report on tech in malawi and tailored it for a viewerment, but who likes watching shorter reports. this could be the result. with an average income ofjust a few dollars a day, this part of the world is known as one of the poorest on the planet. what's less well known is how quickly malawi's two main cities, the capital, lilongwe, and the commercial centre, here in blantyre, are expanding, as are their horizons. malawi has a lot more high tech than you might think going on. do you want to know more? well, how long have you got? researchers are developing artificial intelligence, creating smart homes, predicting health problems and making old computers work again for the whole continent. in some ways, malawi's cities look and feel like many others. there are plenty of shops and services, new buildings are going up but, importantly, there is a real need here for more simple tech that makes life better without the need for power. only a fraction of the country is actually on the power grid and even those who have it, well, historically, it's