What Africa must do to bridge digital divide
Friday, May 15, 2020 0:01
By PETER NDEGWA |
We must innovative on our support to people and communities so that we can all get through this crisis.
Had this pandemic happened 30 years ago, the world would have been worse off without all the innovation that has emerged, especially in innovators have built vast capabilities that are, in my view, assisting in limiting the spread and impact of the crisis.
GSMA Association, the industry organisation that represent the interests of mobile network operators globally, notes that the mobile internet adoption currently stands at an average of 24percent in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Today, billions are using the Internet to learn more about Covid-19, schools are setting coursework online, and millions around the world are working from home.
I'm keenly aware that millions of children in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa have no access to the technological advancements that their age mates in developed nations and minority portions of our populations enjoy.
