The Digital Infrastructure Divide in the Commonwealth

The Digital Infrastructure Divide in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Trade Competitiveness Briefing Paper

This paper assesses infrastructure using various parameters including access, affordability and performance.

It considers the hard/soft infrastructure divide, which includes literacy as a human capital investment in the digital economy. Furthermore, it assesses the gender digital divide in relation to digital infrastructure for sustainable and inclusive development. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of sound digital infrastructure for economic sustainability in Commonwealth member countries. It has also resulted in a major digital infrastructure divide that has affected economic activities across the Commonwealth.

Author: Radika Kumar, Niels Strazdins

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2520-291X
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