Thank you for your interest in the “Bridging the Gap: The Digital Divide in Times of COVID-19” webinar presented by World Learning in collaboration with the Digital Communication Network! Key points by Ioanna Georgia Eskiadi COVID-19 has reaffirmed the need to bridge the gaps in Internet access. The...
UNICEF’s Reimagine campaign calls for urgent investment to bridge the digital divide, reach every child with remote learning, and, most critically, prioritize the safe reopening of schools NEW YORK, 27 August 2020 – At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren – 463 million children globally –...
The policy brief outlines guidance for providing universal access to an online world that is safe and empowering for everyone. In this global health crisis, the web is both a lifeline and a critical force in helping to curb the spread of Covid-19. Without public health information at our fingertips...
How can digital technologies help transform education systems and prepare students for the future? And, how can we institutionalize and scale up digital learning and narrow down the digital divide for the most marginalized children? These were questions posed at the virtual High-Level Ministerial...
Key Findings ↑ This report presents findings from an analysis of 165 responses to a survey of a strategic sample of known and identified independent news media organisations on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted them, combined with interviews with a critical sample of seven independent news...
The Journalism and the Pandemic Project from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University has published the first large-scale global survey of journalists since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The project is mapping the impacts of...
Internet Governance Forum calls for bridging digital divides, harnessing the Internet to support human resilience and build solidarity amid COVID-19 9 November 2020 – Never before has the Internet proven to be such a vital lifeline in maintaining economic and social ties, as the world is battling...
We have meaningful connectivity when we can use the internet every day using an appropriate device with enough data and a fast connection. Over half of the world is now online, but many people lack the quality of access they need to use the internet’s most powerful features, such as online learning...
Digitalization has in the past few years enabled developing countries in particular to leapfrog on financial inclusion. Countries like Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania have made great advances in connecting their citizens to financial systems by leveraging on mobile phone technology. Digitalization...