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Africa
These young Africans are translating content into local languages to fight the pandemic
The WikiAfrica programme translates online content into nearly 20 African languages, including Twi, Swahili, Afrikaans and Dagbani.
Information Technology
Tech companies can survive digital disruption – here's how
The tech industry is disruptive by nature – businesses must evolve to survive. So what's enabled some companies to weather digital disruption and thrive?
Africa
Why digital inclusion must be at the centre of resetting education in Africa
COVID-19 school closures in Africa have widened existing educational inequalities. Digital technology could help with the right public-private investment.
Digital Communications
Footprints on the path: how routing data could reduce the internet's carbon toll
A new protocol that allows service providers to choose which route their data takes could help reduce the internet's rising emissions of greenhouse gas.
Digital Economy and New Value Creation
How digital solutions can ease the COVID-19 impact on displaced populations
Displaced people, particularly those employed in sectors that have been highly impacted by COVID-19, are having issues integrating into the labor market.
The Digital Transformation of Business
Superfast internet isn't just quicker, it's safer, too
5G has been used in healthcare, to demonstrate virtually how put on PPE for medical staff treating COVID-19 patients, writes Huawei's Deputy Chairman Ken Hu.
COVID-19
COVID-19 has transformed education – here are the 5 innovations we should keep
Five changes made to higher education during COVID-19 will be beneficial afterwards, according to an expert, including more creative assessment methods.
Digital Communications
9 positive changes expected in 2021, from equality to the environment
2020 has accelerated a great deal of change in society; education, equality developments and sustainability are expected to evolve even further throughout 2021.
Digital Communications
An army of sewer robots could keep our pipes clean, but they’ll need to learn to communicate
Pipebots is a large UK government-funded project working on robots that will help maintain the pipe system to improve safety and reduce inconvenience.
India
This project wants to bring broadband - and hope - to rural India
While the country has the world’s second-largest online community, half the population is not connected. A joint initiative with Microsoft is helping to bridge the digital divide.
Education and Skills
How a large-scale IT operation transformed this Indian state’s education system
The Directorate of Research and Training in Bihar, India, transformed the application and admission process of teacher training candidates in education
Digital Communications
Donated laptops are bridging the 'digital divide' for children in UK lockdown
Up to 1.8 million children had no computer or tablet at home at the start of the pandemic, placing them at an educational disadvantage for online learning.
Digital Communications
The digital switch? Why more Americans are logging on than tuning in to get their news
Over eight in 10 American adults 'sometimes' or 'often' access their news on digital devices, demonstrating a shift away from the print and radio news industries.
COVID-19
Here's how COVID-19 increased internet traffic - and what it means for global emissions
A surge in video conferencing and streaming has fuelled concerns about the global warming emissions they generate - but that worry may be overblown.
Technological Transformation
How has technology changed - and changed us - in the past 20 years?
From smartphones to social media and healthcare, here's a brief history of the ways in which technology has transformed our lives in the past 20 years.