Accessibility and Affordability Digital Service

Connecting the vulnerable social groups to the digital infrastructure and service can provide significant impact to the communities. Such as the case in Latin America, where grass-root network owned by locals jointly collaborate to provide affordable internet access to low-income groups that lacks the digital literacy and have no access to the information and technology. It is estimated that 250 million people in Latin America do not have access to the internet due to the perception that the low-income population is not an attractive market share nor has been reached by government subsidies policies. Providing this access expands the ability to share innovation, connectivity has the potential to empower people, improve access to public services, increase productivity and promote greater civic participation

Reference:

UN Habitat’s Mainstreaming Human Rights in the Digital Transformation of Cities: A guide for local governments

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