The covid restrictions brutally showed that in 2020 access to digital services is a prerequisite for some of the most basic human rights – and even the richer countries experienced severe issues. According to NFER in the UK around one quarter of pupils experienced IT challenges when trying to participate in remote education. Imagine what the figure is in Africa, e.g. in Namibia, where schools were also closed and all of a sudden messaging applications served as link to the teachers.
Read the complete post by Heikki Almay via the web pages of Poutanet that carries the Nokia Kuha concept even further.