Bridging the geographical digital divide

Access to the internet is still an issue for many people across the globe the most recent data collected by DataReportal revealed that just over 40% of the world’s total population don’t

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The Broadband Commission and Vodafone urge action to connect 3.4bn people with smartphones by 2030

A major new initiative has been launched by Vodafone Group Plc and ITU, the United Nations’ specialised agency for information and communication technologies, to address the global digital divide, with

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Governments increasingly benchmark broadband status in their national plans, says global report

A new report issued today by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development shows that a growing number of governments now benchmark the status of broadband in their national broadband plans.

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UN Broadband Commission sets global targets to bring online the 3.8bn people not connected to the internet

Half the world’s population is expected to be connected to the internet by the end of 2019. This leaves the other half – an estimated 3.8 billion people – unconnected

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