Digitalization reduces persistent inequality in Asia-Pacific, says ADB


By DAAGZhang Yisheng
  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 May 2025

MANILA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Digitalization can be a powerful tool to help reduce persistent economic inequality in Asia and the Pacific, but to harness its potential, governments need to narrow "digital gaps," the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Tuesday.

According to the Asian Development Policy Report 2025: Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good, developing Asia and the Pacific has outpaced other regions in digital development in recent decades, but the benefits have not been shared equally.

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