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Lack of digital skills dampens Latin America's outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

Evidence increasingly indicates that the region’s limited progress in the digital economy is caused less by poor connectivity than by the lack of digital skills among its…

India's digital economy workforce is set to expand

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INDIA

Not only has the range of software services provided widened, but a host of other services are being delivered remotely and in person through digital platforms to Indian…

Indonesia's structural gaps impede its digital economy

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INDONESIA

About 150 million people (55% of the population) are already online, and three-quarters of them access the internet via smart feature phones or smartphones. Some pandemic-related…

Mexico's digital economy faces labour reform pressures

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MEXICO

The bill will be debated when the new legislature elected in the June 6 mid-term elections is sworn in and starts sessions in September. Besides this bill, the Senate (upper…

Digitalisation will divide and drive economic progress

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INTERNATIONAL

Digitalisation and developing economies.

Russia's falling population cannot meet labour needs

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RUSSIA

Demographic decline now appears inevitable, leading to a smaller, less productive working-age population. In addition to short-term disruptions caused by pandemic-related…

Gender infrastructure gaps galvanise diverse partners

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INTERNATIONAL

Efforts to close gender infrastructure gaps.

Online disinformation is greater risk for older users

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INT

The growing numbers of senior citizens in the United States, their rapidly increasing adoption of social media and their high levels of voter turnout make their vulnerability to…

Digital divides impede 'edtech' in developing world

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INT

While access to schools has expanded in low- and middle-income countries in recent decades, learning outcomes have not seen a corresponding improvement. The onset of school…

Digital services will widen gap among states globally

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INT

Such expectations will be difficult to meet because of the financial constraints imposed by debt accumulated to fight the pandemic and address its economic consequences. Many…