Closing Digital Literacy Gap Could Unlock Trillions of Dollars in Global GDP Growth
A report by GSMA Intelligence and Huawei, released during UNESCO's Digital Learning Week, argues that the world's digital divide is now a literacy problem rather than a coverage one. Around 3.1 billion people remain offline even where networks exist, mostly because they lack the skills to get online. The authors warn that artificial intelligence could widen that gap if nothing changes. Closing the usage gap between 2023 and 2030 could add roughly $3.5 trillion to global GDP.
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