While smart cities have boosted life satisfaction for residents in some parts of world, in others, communities don’t have access to basic resources, let alone novel technologies.
Gadgets distributed to govt school students with much fanfare in 2022 lie unused due to a lack of internet access, leaving poor students struggling to access study material.
India accounted for nearly 41% of the 283 documented internet shutdowns across 39 countries in 2023, according to a report by digital rights nonprofit Access Now.
Majority of respondents in 15-29 age group reported inability to do basic computer tasks. 73% lack routine email skills, less than 3% said they could code, in survey released this month.
In a report released Monday, TRAI has recommended central and state authorities should collaborate to ensure connectivity in districts like Lahaul & Spiti, Mandi, Kullu, and Chamba.
Addressing a session on digital transformation, the PM said benefits would only be realised when digital access would be inclusive and its use widespread.
Kamakoti Veezhinathan, who took charge as IIT Madras director in January, says there will be no tinge of caste bias at institute, talks of plans to bring rural India into tech ecosystem.
The increase in overall funding was largely driven by late-stage investments, which rose 32 percent to $2.7 billion from $2 billion during the same period in 2025.
Netanyahu has won only because he hasn’t been defeated. He’s also changed Israel fundamentally. Any ruling alliance now will have to be a coalition to the exclusion of Israel’s Arab citizens.
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