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February 2015. Digital divide: Improving Internet access in the developing world through affordable services and diverse content By Darrell M. West EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. O. ver billion people in the world have access to the Internet . This includes around 642 million Chinese, 280 million Americans, 243 million Indians, 109. million Japanese, 108 million Brazilians, and 84 million Russians, among others. These individuals use the Internet for economic development, entrepreneur- 1. ship, education, and health care. However, that leaves roughly billion people outside the Digital revolution. With Darrell M. West Internet usage growing only 9 percent a year, around 58 percent of the world lacks is vice president and Internet Those individuals are unable to enjoy the social, economic, and civic director of Governance Studies and founding benefits that derive from Digital connectivity. director of the Center for Technology Innovation In this paper, I discuss the factors that make it difficult for people in the developing at Brookings.
housing, and transportation.9 Data charges also are very expensive. It is costly for ... underserved communities where affordability is a major consideration. In those places, it is
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