[New post] Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost, world’s poorest left far behind

Newsroom posted: " Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of peopl" New post on Modern Diplomacy Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost, world's poorest left far behind  by Newsroom Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of people who have gone online this year actually went up, to 4.9 billion, partially because of a "COVID connectivity boost".    This is good news for global development, but ITU […] Read more of this post Newsroom | December 1, 2021 at 10:00 pm | Tags: digital divide | Categories: Development | URL: https://wp.me/p9uwHB-cpB Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Modern Diplomacy. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/12/01/despite-covid-19-connectivity-boost-worlds-poorest-left-far-behind%e2%80%af/