Internet Haves and Have-Nots
We now have (further!) official confirmation of the Digital Divide in India. Hardly 6% of households in urban India households have an Internet connection. This figure reads as 0.4% for rural India. Does this indicate infrastructure falling short or inability to afford the minimum (by today's standards) technology? Or a dismal combination of both? Any talk of inclusive growth is at best laughable. You and I have the luxury of exploring 4G, e-social networking, shopping and seeking entertainment online when other 93% of our city and country cousins are nowhere near this kind of digital empowerment. Read Internet revolution bypasses rural India: Survey . To the average Internet-empowered home, the connection has become somewhat of a necessity. But among all the gigabytes that we devour daily, let us spare a thought for others for whom the Net is still a distant dream or a last priority. And also hope that the Government's policies for empowering citizens digitally works...