Digital Poverty Slows Economic Growth

A new report says many countries are failing to improve economic growth and living standards because of – what’s called – digital poverty. The World Economic Forum has released its Global Information Technology Report for 2015. It said that the “full economic and social benefits of the internet are only available to a minority of the world’s population.” It added that many countries are failing to implement basic reforms that could increase productivity and boost their...

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