Digital Divide

COVID vaccination: No question of anyone being left out due to digital divide, Centre tells SC

As of 23 June, of the 32.22 crore beneficiaries registered on Co-WIN, 19.13 crore (59 percent) were registered in the onsite — walk-in or non-digital — mode, the Central Government said

Coronavirus crisis underscores urgency of bridging divide between India's digital haves and have-nots

36 percent of Indians have internet access out of which only a third are women. This is not a digital divide anymore; this is a digital ditch.

Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman proposes special fund to extend digital delivery of services through CSCs

Nirmala Sitharaman proposed creating a special Universal Service Obligation Fund in order to bridge the rural-urban digital divide and extend the reach of service delivery systems such as Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Budget 2019

IMF says 180 million jobs for women at high risk globally as automation takes over; urge leadership to bridge digital divide

New technologies could further drive down demand and reduce relative wages for the routine tasks that women perform, lowering returns from labour market participation

Gender-based digital divide could affect job opportunities for women: Study

The proportion of men using the internet in 2017 was found to be 12 percent higher than women.

Mark Zuckerberg speaks on the importance of doing something, anything, even if it’s not perfect

Mark Zuckerberg, the 32-year billionaire, co-founder and CEO of the world’s largest social network recently revealed his thoughts on what it takes to manage a global community.

A third fewer women than men are online in the poorest countries of the world

Almost a third fewer women than men in the world's poorest countries are connected to the internet and the gap is set to widen.

Digital Divide still exists, technology not benefiting everyone equally: World Bank

With almost a billion Indians still offline, a World Bank report said the impact of digital technologies has fallen short and is unevenly distributed.

The net neutrality debate: Trai has a point in imposing temporary ban on Free Basics

To complicate matters, the most optimal solutions developed using economics and engineering may not be acceptable to most stakeholders.

Limited access widening 'digital divide' in developing countries

Most developing countries are still struggling to bridge the "digital divide" limiting access to computers and the Internet for low-income citizens, a study showed today.