Posts Tagged ‘#DigitalDivide’
The Digital Divide Remains of Concern
New statistics from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) suggest that while internet connectivity and usage is on the rise, it is barely making a dent in the digital divide as…
Read MoreThe Digital Divide Getting Smaller, but Internet Interference Remain Concerning
According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report 2023, growing adoption of 5G technology across Africa is set to increase by a staggering 47-fold in subscriptions over the next 5 years,…
Read MoreThe Digital Divide will be Reduced by More Smartphones
There were 503.14 million smartphone subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, and that number is expected to reach 798m by 2027, based on the steady growth seen in earlier years.…
Read MoreBridging the Digital Divide Remains a Major Challenge in the Least Developed Countries
The digital connectivity divide separating the globe’s least developed countries (LDCs) from the world as a whole shows no sign of narrowing. In fact, it is widening on key factors,…
Read MoreThe World Bank Aims at Reducing the Digital Divide
According to a recent World Bank report, in 2019 over half of the world’s population (51% – it is 52% in SA.) had to access to the internet, but this…
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