https://www.scmp.com/rss/501891/feed Rajnesh Singh is Asia-Pacific regional director of the Internet Society. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com For many of us, a slow internet connection is annoying, a slow-loading screen or a frozen app is unbearable and going without the internet for just a few hours is unthinkable. Yet, for almost half the world’s population, the internet is simply unavailable. To them, internet access, never mind its speed, presents not just connectivity but new opportunities in life. The digital divide is particularly stark in the Asia-Pacific, which has some of the best and increasingly connected societies in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3024166/bridge-asias-growing-digital-divide-help-diy-community-networks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3024166/bridge-asias-growing-digital-divide-help-diy-community-networks?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Aug 2019 03:30:07 +0000