https://www.scmp.com/rss/509910/feed Ni Xingjun is the chief technology officer at Ant Group, operator of Alipay. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When we rang in 2021 only a few months ago, there was rising optimism that the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak was over, and that the world could start preparing for the post-pandemic economic recovery as life returns to a semblance of normalcy. However, recent events are proving that there is still a long road ahead of us, and that the coronavirus’ impact is hitting the developing and least developed world especially hard, worsening the development gap. Earlier this year, the consultancy... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3134630/covid-19-ravages-developing-world-digital-tech-can-play-crucial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3134630/covid-19-ravages-developing-world-digital-tech-can-play-crucial?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 May 2021 14:00:19 +0000