Digital skills and literacy are not just the foundation for the digital economy; they are also a basic human right, says Huawei chairman Liang Hua.
We are now living in a digital world, accelerated by businesses and governments globally as they shake off the hangover of an unprecedented pandemic, and Asia Pacific is poised to benefit significantly.
But there is a real risk that this new frontier will create an even greater rift between the digitally literate and those left behind.
Our current digital transformation could leave as many as 700 million people unconnected, according to the global mobile network operators group GSMA. Reaching these challenging remote areas requires ingenuity, innovation and, more importantly, a concerted effort by an ecosystem of operators, vendors, government and industry.
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