Does the developing world use technology differently?

Whether through social media, the Internet, or new innovations, technology is increasingly becoming a major factor in solutions for international development challenges. And certainly, the Internet has helped play a huge role in creating awareness for poverty reduction and human rights campaigns.

But what about those in the developing world? Do they use technology any differently?

Ory Kolloh, Google's policy manager for Africa and a Kenyan lawyer and activist, wants you to know that Africans use technology no differently than you.

"We love to connect, to communicate, watch YouTube videos, look for porn, and do all that crazy kind of stuff that everyone else does," she said, speaking at yesterday's Activate summit in London. "The mobile device is not successful in Africa as a development device. It is as a communication device," she added.

"If you start from this principle, everything else will become much easier."

Activate is the Guardian's platform for leaders working across all sectors who have proven that, through the use of technology and the internet, we can make the world a better place.

View Kolloh's full speech below.

For more discussions from the conference, visit http://www.guardian.co.uk/activate/london