AI can help close the digital divide, says Broadband Commission

Vietnamese telco VNPT said in Thursday it has commenced work to install a cellular base station in Lao Cai province to serve a new resettlement area for Lang Nu residents displaced by Super Typhoon Yagi earlier this month.

The Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF) announced on Wednesday the launch of its second competitive funding round for enterprises to develop and scale solutions that can narrow the gender digital divide in developing countries.

Over 1.5 billion women used mobile internet in 2023 in developing nations, as women are adopting connectivity faster than men, according to the GSMA.