KUALA LUMPUR: Government efforts to promote digitalisation and push for online business particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic would open up tremendous opportunities, but these must be complemented by initiatives to narrow down the digital divide, said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) chief digital officer Robert Opp.
“Digitalisation opens up opportunities for lots of people, but if you’re not on the right side of the digital divide or, in other words, if you are unconnected or you do not have the ability or the skills to use your device, you’re going to be left out, ” he said when moderating the AVEVA Sustainability Media Roundtable session last night.