Digital Divide

India needs to bridge the digital divide in villages for development

Access to banking, investment, credit and commerce has to be simplified in villages. A network of technology and local trust will help financial inclusion

Digital divide may affect possibility of improvements for Indian companies

Smaller businesses in India are least likely to have a key marker of digitisation, such as a website, according to the recent "State of India's Digital Economy 2024" report from ICRIER

Kerala launches KFON to bridge digital divide with affordable internet

With an estimated cost of Rs 1,611 crore, KFON aims to ensure internet connectivity for approximately 2 million BPL households

Challenges of digital divide, infra still persist: J-K LG Manoj Sinha

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Female entrepreneurship and the digital divide

The pandemic has witnessed rapid adoption of digital technology as a means of overcoming unprecedented economic shocks, like the ongoing Covid-19

Online govt services improved globally; digital divide remains: UN survey

Despite the many crises of the past two years, e-government strategies have been advanced although many countries and municipalities have fallen short in providing adequate online services

Budget will be of great help in implementing National Education Policy: PM

Asserting that the digital connectivity is what kept the education system running in this time of global pandemic, Modi noted that the digital divide is rapidly shrinking in India

Digital divide is rapidly shrinking in India, says PM Narendra Modi

With the call for having innovation for ensuring 'inclusion', the Prime Minister mentioned that the budget will help in implementing National Education Policy

WhatsApp announces VoIP support for KaiOS devices

WhatsApp and KaiOS have worked closely together to ensure that even underserved populations have access to the technology needed to communicate in a simple and cost-effective way.

Covid-19 pandemic laid bare issue of digital divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the issue of the digital divide and recast the world's view of digital access as a critical component to an equitable society, according to Ravi Shankar Prasad

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 90 infections 'missed' for one detected

A slowing spread of the virus, measures to ensure safety in vaccine development, an expanding digital divide, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

In poorest nations, a third fewer women than men online with gap widening

In 2016, the internet usage rate among women is 12 percent lower than that among men