Click here<\/a> to see the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cLarge parts of rural areas are not covered with a mobile-broadband network, and fewer rural households have access to the internet. The gap in mobile broadband adoption and internet use between developed and developing countries is especially wide,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perpetuating inequalities <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The report also revealed that the digital divide is perpetuating inequalities between countries and communities. According to the report, globally, 58 per cent school-age children from richest households have internet connection at home, compared with only 16 per cent from the poorest households. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The situation is similar between urban and rural populations and between high-income and low-income countries: around 60 per cent of school-aged children in urban areas do not have internet access at home, compared with around 75 per cent in rural households. School-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are the most affected, with around 9 in 10 children not connected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source:https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/12\/1078872<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat made me pick out this article was the fact that it highlighted the disparaging differences that children are facing due to COVID. Unfortunately, the issue was always present globally, however, now more than ever with the world switching to a virtual mode of learning kids are having no access to education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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