Type of Resource:
Policy paper

Year of Publication:
2018

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Challenges
- Trends


Themes:
- Digital Literacy And Skills
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use

Author(s): CHENAI CHAIR AND ARIANE DE LANNOY

Enablers: Young people, Trends: Mobile phone ownership is prevalent amongst the youth in particular for the older age group- 20 to 24-year-olds. Mobile phones remain the mainpoint for first Internet access and use. young people were using the Internet and mobile technology pro-actively to access information and networks in an attempt to place themselves in a better position. Challenges: Access to technology remains constrained however, due to weak and unreliable networks, expensive devices, expensive price of services and a lack of digital literacy (not knowing how to use the Internet, not knowing when or how to verify information, but also not having sufficient knowledge of English as the dominant language on the Internet. Solutions: education and economic empowerment, but also communications – there is also a need for integrated, transversal approaches that sees the use of the Internet and mobile technologies written into broad policy frameworks for youth development.

URL
https://researchictafrica.net/after-access-survey-papers/2018/After_Access:_youth_and_digital_inequality_in_Africa.pdf

Region of Study:


Country of Study:
Africa,

Study Quality
Medium