Tag: Developing countries

4 billion people offline living on the 4th industrial revolution

More than 51 percent of the world’s population remains offline. Without removing the impediments to Internet adoption, little will change—and more than 4 billion people may be left behind. (http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/high-tech/our-insights/offline-and-falling-behind-barriers-to-internet-adoption). The Internet has grown in a little more than a generation into a tool that is transforming how businesses, governments and people communicate. The economic… Read more 4 billion people offline living on the 4th industrial revolution

Cloud Computing in Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

As with most technological developments, the rise of cloud computing accrues benefits in different forms and at different rates for early and late adopters. The developing world has benefitted at times from the “leap-frogging” effect of skipping earlier generations of technologies and moving straight to a more mature, sustainable form. Notable examples to date include the… Read more Cloud Computing in Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

Cyber security challenges in developing countries

This post focuses on the cyber security challenges that the developing countries are experiencing. Since the beginning of this century we have been facing a new type of conflict worldwide which is the control of cyberspace. The main dilemma being faced in cyberspace is lack of universal understanding of definitions, norms, values, rules, regulations and… Read more Cyber security challenges in developing countries