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Why we can’t meet the SDGs without ending the digital divide

The digital divide means millions of people live without internet access, limiting their opportunities.

The digital divide means millions of people live without internet access, limiting their opportunities. Image: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Christopher Worman
Co-Founder, Chief Partnership and Strategy Officer, Connect Humanity
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Though the pandemic has shed light on the digital divide, progress to address it remains far too slow.
Though the pandemic has shed light on the digital divide, progress to address it remains far too slow. Image: Connect Humanity

Our analysis of giving to digital equity causes found just 0.05% of funds from large US foundations between 2010-2019 went to efforts to close the digital divide.
Our analysis of giving to digital equity causes found just 0.05% of funds from large US foundations between 2010-2019 went to efforts to close the digital divide. Image: Gallup/Statista

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