UN: Digital divide among ‘biggest challenges of our generation’


ITU estimates that around 2.6 billion people worldwide remain offline and unable to access the benefits of digital technology. — Image by jannoon028 on Freepik

GENEVA: The UN telecoms agency chief warned March 7 of the toll artificial intelligence could take on societies, but said her greatest concern remains the huge number of people without access to digital technologies.

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates that around 2.6 billion people worldwide remain offline and unable to access the benefits of digital technology.

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