Bridging the digital divide
Bala Swecha
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Tech for All: Bridging the digital divide and empowering futures.
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Why better Networks & Infra alone may not help bridging digital divide?
A recent pilot study conducted in a remote, hilly region with limited external communication highlighted the complexities of digital adoption and empowerment. While the initial roll out of a community network, providing internet access, saw promising early adoption, particularly for entertainment platforms like YouTube, the subsequent decline in usage exposed underlying challenges. It became evident that network and bandwidth constraints, …
Our trip to a “disconnected” world
Its somewhere around 2021 a five members from Swecha AP and KLGLUG (KLU GNU/Linux Users Group) went on a journey to a tribal interior and a scenic area called Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh to understand the cultures and living style of people. In that process we went deep inside the the villages and spoke with few people. While we kept …