Colombia is planning to reduce poverty by increasing access to internet in vulnerable communities, the country’s technology minister told US newspaper The Washington Post.
“The main objective we have in Colombia is using technology and ICT to solve the most important problem in Colombia — and that problem is poverty,” said the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Diego Molano.
Molana said he hopes that this new initiative will propel Colombia’s economy as well as providing children with greater opportunity.
Colombia is enlisting the services of renowned tech giants to improve the country’s internet penetration rate said the minister.
According to the minister, there is a direct correlation between internet penetration and reducing poverty by showing that internet access has allowed people to run their business much more efficiently. Companies can now manage their
There are future plans for the connection speed to raise to 4 Mbps and for free storage devices.