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Tanzania's Digital Divide Won't Close Until Smartphones Are in Every Hand

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- OVER the past decade, Tanzania has achieved remarkable progress in expanding mobile network coverage. Today, more than 95% of the population can acces...

A Central Texas Library Closing the Digital Divide 

810 million women still not using mobile internet in low- and middle-income countries, compared to 595 million men

The gender gap in mobile internet adoption narrowed slightly in 2025 according to the ' Mobile Gender Gap Report 2026,' published by the GSMA. However, progress remains slow and u...

Researcher: Tribal Areas Have Lower Broadband Adoption Rates

A recent analysis found gaps in Arizona and four other states.

Digital ID must not deepen exclusion

UK government plans for a national digital identity scheme risk embedding further inequalities and barriers to public services for the 19 million people currently experiencing digi...

Digital 2.0: Access to mobiles up, but not empowerment

The first challenge was owning a phone. The next is about whether people can use it to access education, jobs, finance and welfare services

Panelists Consider BEAD Performance, Compliance and Affordability

Experts say connectivity gains are real, but affordability and oversight will determine BEAD's lasting impact.

Digital Education in Developing Countries

According to the Global Education Monitoring Report, developing countries are home to some 200 million young people ages 15 to 24 who have not completed primary school and need alt...

Satellite connectivity is finally bridging the digital divide (Reader Forum)

As telecom operators embrace D2D satellite connectivity, the industry is moving closer to closing persistent coverage gaps, extending resilient mobile access to remote regions, and...

Updated Census of Tribal Internet Networks Shows Movement in Bridging the Digital Divide Across Indian Country

Institute for Local Self-Reliance Releases Comprehensive 2026 Census of Tribal Broadband Networks

The unspoken crisis: Are we building a new digital divide in agriculture?

Every organisation, every community, starts with a simple “why.” For centuries, the “why” of farming was survival—providing food for the family and community. Today, technology pro...

Operators: Smart Communities Need More than Fiber, They Need Government Engagement

A Nebraska fiber provider built a wireless network into every city router that school-issued Chromebooks connect to automatically, turning any home into a homework spot.

The Rise of Digital Literacy in Pakistan

Education is a constitutional right of every citizen of Pakistan; however, women’s education faces numerous challenges. Digital literacy is emerging as adult education for women. T...

Educational Inequality In India: A Rural And Urban Perspective

IntroductionEducation is one of the strongest foundations for individual growth and national development. Although India has made remarkable progress in increasing school enrolment...

Luján, Matsui Introduce Bill to Fund Digital Literacy

Legislation would create a nonprofit to fund digital literacy and broadband adoption nationwide.

Bhavin Gandecha: Broadband Programs Are Deciding the U.S. Technology Race

A broadband program can be on track and still be strategically wrong. 

Fifty Billion Dollars, and Patients Who Can’t Log In

Getting online doesn’t mean someone can log into a patient portal, troubleshoot a video visit, or manage a remote monitoring device.

What a Fragmenting Digital Economy Means for Global Competition

A new index of 125 countries reveals where innovation is growing and where it’s stalling out.

Only 56% use internet in Nepal: Sharp reality vs expection in DataReportal stats

It usually seems in Nepal that broadband connectivity has reached across the majority of the population. However, there’s a misinterpretation of this very fact. But those extensive...

How Broadband Internet Reduces Rural Poverty in the Philippines

In the Philippines, geography has long stood between rural communities and the digital economy. Made up of more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines has had difficulty remaining ful...

GFiber, AARP Partner on Senior Internet Training, Starting with Chandler, Ariz.

One in four Americans will be over 65 within years. An industry partnership is building the digital literacy infrastructure to reach them.

Innovate Health Africa’s DHLSAT

Digital health literacy in Africa is becoming as essential as a stethoscope. As African health care rapidly adopts electronic health records, telemedicine and mobile health applica...

Initiative brings internet to households

Prodigi founder Dan Faulknor is providing a practical solution to digital inequity. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Southland families will soon benefit from a locally led initiative to ens...

ZTE honored with two GeSI DWP Global Awards for Signal Reach Program in Africa

How the tech giant's "Rural Ecosystem" initiative is bridging the digital divide across 20+ nations with green connectivity and inclusive services