Transcription of DIGITAL STRATEGY
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DIGITALSTRATEGY2020 2024 Photos on cover, (clockwise): ; Jack Gordon, USAID; Riaz Jahanpour, USAIDT oday, many of us take for granted our access to DIGITAL technology like smartphones and the Internet. They have become an integral part of our day-to-day lives and increasingly our default way of communicating, learning, and doing business. We should remember, however, that four billion people in developing countries still do not have access to the Internet, including a staggering 93 percent of households in the least-developed nations. Further exacerbating the situation, the gender DIGITAL divide continues to grow. Women are, on average, 14 percent less likely to own mobile phones than their male counterparts, and 43 percent less likely to engage technology s profound potential is tempered by the looming threats posed by authoritarian governments and malevolent actors who use DIGITAL tools to suppress political dissent and other individual freedoms while also limiting competition in the marketplace.
USAID will work with U.S. Government interagency partners and coordinate with . interagency initiatives to implement the objectives of the . Digital Strategy; address challenges and capitalize on opportunities in countries in which we work; and maximize positive outcomes across development, humanitarian, security, health, and human-rights efforts.
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