In the future, more connections, sensors, devices, data, video, analytics will lead to even more productive agriculture, healthier individuals, stronger economies, thriving ecosystems, and efficient transport. A new divide between things will accentuate a deeper divide between the people that use them. Precisely because the digital divide is deepening between the digitally enabled and the digitally excluded, it’s never been more urgent to provide digital enablement. Increasing the value of that connection by providing people and organizations with the relevant skills and services is the second necessary step towards digital enablement. Without this the digital divide will actually deepen.
Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index finds that a 20% increase in ICT investment will grow GDP of a country by 1%. The ITU has shown that there is an important relationship between ICT development and other development indicators in developing countries. There are a number of barriers to digital enablement including availability, affordability, attitude and ability, each of which needs to be addressed at three levels: the network connection, the device, and the cloud application.Source: http://www.huawei.com/minisite/digital-enablement/download/Digital+Enablement_ENGLISH+online.pdf
