In our hyper-connected era, digital access isn't optional, it’s foundational. Yet for too many families, reliable broadband remains out of reach. This modern inequality isn’t just about buffering, it ...

There has long been an urban–rural digital divide, and the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on this divide as internet access became crucial. Schools shifted instruction online; workers were asked ...

Rapidly advancing technologies are further highlighting the global impact of the digital divide, which is the gap between those with reliable access to high-speed internet services and those without ...

When I was young in the Bronx, if I wanted to use a computer to do homework, look something up online, or improve my nascent tech skills, I had to stay at school late or find a local community center ...

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Despite high reported internet penetration, millions of Nepalis – especially in rural areas – remain offline or struggle with unreliable and unaffordable connections.

Digital inclusion offers pathways to health equity by expanding access to the formal health care sector and supporting independent health management. Yet poverty- and education-related disparities ...

Whether it’s CCTV, mobile phones or GPS software, digital evidence now plays a role in almost every criminal trial, so it follows that justice is ever more reliant on people being able to analyse ...