Digital divide stories - Page 6
Bridging the rural-urban divide with technology, collaboration and bold ideas
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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hybrid & remote work
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healthtech
What needs to be brought into focus now is that issues of inequality and lack of access are not limited to emerging or developing economies.
Icelandic language at risk due to voice command tech
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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voice control
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digital divide
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solar power
Fewer than 400,000 people speak Icelandic, and linguists are hypothesising that this is how the language dies.
Digital divide and climate change: Huawei outlines their commitments
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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climate change
Huawei pledges action on climate and digital gaps, revealing eco-goals and tech outreach in their latest sustainability report.
Threat or opportunity? Digital disruption divides SME sector
Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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digital divide
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disruption
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sme
Australia's SMEs are split on digital disruption: 25% see it as an opportunity, while 29% perceive it as a threat, signalling a need for better understanding.
The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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wireless networks
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cloud services
The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.
UN Report: Technology can be a hindrance on right to education
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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edutech
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education, learning & training
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digital divide
United Nations Special Rapporteur warns that digital technology in education can be dangerous and widen inequality gaps, furthering digital divide.
State of Connectivity 2015: A report on global internet access
Wed, 24th Feb 2016
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ai
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healthtech
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facebook
At the end of 2015, estimates showed that 3.2 billion people were online. This means that globally, 4.1 billion people were still not internet users.
Radical approach by Microsoft NZ opens up refurbished market
Fri, 19th Dec 2014
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cartech
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microsoft
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cloud services
Kiwi resellers are jumping on board a Microsoft initiative which enables them to get Windows OEM software at half price for refurbished computers.
How I teach my Mother... Computers
Wed, 19th Jun 2013
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google
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how i teach my mother
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digital divide
Witnessing the setup of this machine and watching her switch from a ten-year-old PC to a Macbook Pro has been the highlight of my week.
Two billion people online by 2011
Thu, 21st Oct 2010
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uc
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digital transformation
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wireless networks
Global internet users set to hit 2 billion by 2011 as ITU reports a surge in online access, particularly in developing countries.