By Thandiwe GarusaTHE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has called for national policies to promote digital inclusion.According to CWGH, this is critical to empowering young people by providing them with platforms to express their views and contribute to health, social, and economic policy discussions.In a World Population Day statement this Friday, the health advocacy group said investing in young people’s education, health, and well-being enables the nation to tap into their potential to tackle major challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.“In today’s digital age, technology plays a crucial role in empowering youth. Access to information and communication technologies enhances educational, networking, civic engagement, and related opportunities.“However, despite very high mobile phone penetration rates and reasonable network coverage in Zimbabwe, the digital divide remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly in low-income households and rural communities.“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population. Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has called for national policies to promote digital inclusion.
According to CWGH, this is critical to empowering young people by providing them with platforms to express their views and contribute to health, social, and economic policy discussions.In a World Population Day statement this Friday, the health advocacy group said investing in young people’s education, health, and well-being enables the nation to tap into their potential to tackle major challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.“In today’s digital age, technology plays a crucial role in empowering youth.
Access to information and communication technologies enhances educational, networking, civic engagement, and related opportunities.“However, despite very high mobile phone penetration rates and reasonable network coverage in Zimbabwe, the digital divide remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly in low-income households and rural communities.“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population. Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
According to CWGH, this is critical to empowering young people by providing them with platforms to express their views and contribute to health, social, and economic policy discussions.
In a World Population Day statement this Friday, the health advocacy group said investing in young people’s education, health, and well-being enables the nation to tap into their potential to tackle major challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.“In today’s digital age, technology plays a crucial role in empowering youth. Access to information and communication technologies enhances educational, networking, civic engagement, and related opportunities.“However, despite very high mobile phone penetration rates and reasonable network coverage in Zimbabwe, the digital divide remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly in low-income households and rural communities.“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population.
Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
In a World Population Day statement this Friday, the health advocacy group said investing in young people’s education, health, and well-being enables the nation to tap into their potential to tackle major challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.
“In today’s digital age, technology plays a crucial role in empowering youth. Access to information and communication technologies enhances educational, networking, civic engagement, and related opportunities.“However, despite very high mobile phone penetration rates and reasonable network coverage in Zimbabwe, the digital divide remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly in low-income households and rural communities.“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population. Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
“In today’s digital age, technology plays a crucial role in empowering youth.
Access to information and communication technologies enhances educational, networking, civic engagement, and related opportunities.
“However, despite very high mobile phone penetration rates and reasonable network coverage in Zimbabwe, the digital divide remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly in low-income households and rural communities.“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population. Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
“However, despite very high mobile phone penetration rates and reasonable network coverage in Zimbabwe, the digital divide remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly in low-income households and rural communities.
“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population. Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
“We, therefore, call for the enactment of national policies that promote digital inclusion, ensuring that all youth can benefit from the opportunities that technology offers.”
The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population.
Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
The rural-urban digital divide has long been a challenge in Zimbabwe, with high data prices and low incomes making digital services inaccessible for many rural households.
Access to digital resources and technologies varies significantly across the population. Despite making up 67% of the population, many Zimbabwean youths lack access to basic needs such as health care, sex education, and information, and are often excluded from important social and economic programmes.
Source: Newzimbabwe
