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Digital divide

  • Can $40 smartphone close the digital divide in African countries?

    Can $40 smartphone close the digital divide in African countries?

    Ananya Bhattacharya, Rest of World
    · Apr 04, 2026 · 10:00 pm
  • Satellites can bridge India’s internet divide, but security and geo-political risks loom large

    Satellites can bridge India’s internet divide, but security and geo-political risks loom large

    Jyoti Panday Saumya Jain
    · Aug 25, 2025 · 09:00 am
  • How content creators from small-town India are battling the odds for a shot at YouTube fame

    How content creators from small-town India are battling the odds for a shot at YouTube fame

    Udisha Srivastav, IndiaSpend.com Khansa Juned, IndiaSpend.com
    · May 29, 2023 · 09:30 pm
  • Digital divide: Mobile ownership 30% higher among men than women in India, shows Oxfam report

    Digital divide: Mobile ownership 30% higher among men than women in India, shows Oxfam report

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 05, 2022 · 03:19 pm
  • India’s digital gender gap is stark – and it’s showing

    India’s digital gender gap is stark – and it’s showing

    Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
    · Oct 31, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • Harsh Mander: School closures amid Covid-19 have left a whole generation of Indians behind

    Harsh Mander: School closures amid Covid-19 have left a whole generation of Indians behind

    Harsh Mander
    · Mar 06, 2022 · 09:00 am
  • Tech savvy Indians drive to villages for Covid-19 vaccinations. Those without smartphones lose out

    Tech savvy Indians drive to villages for Covid-19 vaccinations. Those without smartphones lose out

    Vijayta Lalwani
    · May 17, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • Africa’s offline gender gap is getting replicated online

    Africa’s offline gender gap is getting replicated online

    Nanjira Sambuli
    · May 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm
  • Connecting everyone to the internet won’t solve the world’s development problems

    Connecting everyone to the internet won’t solve the world’s development problems

    Anna Childs, The Conversation
    · Feb 04, 2016 · 11:30 pm