Highly pertinent to the Global Digital Compact, and the clause which emphasises the dearth of basic public statistics on digital development for evidence-based policy in the vast regions of the world, this policy brief synthesises some of the extensive findings of the After Access surveys of seven African countries undertaken by RIA in 2022 and 2023. Flip to page 253 for the English translation, and read concluding findings citing significant digital access inequalities, both between and within countries. These inequalities highlight how lack of digital access is driven by existing structural inequalities in African societies.
Read the Policy Brief here.
This piece was originally published by CETIC.BR on 26 August 2024.
