Bridging the Global Digital Divide: Challenges and Progress

The video discusses the global spread of the Internet, highlighting the disparity between rich and poor countries. It compares Internet access in Luxembourg and Africa, noting the UN's pledge to connect all villages by 2015. A global summit in Tunis debates how to close the digital divide, with America suggesting developing countries should leverage the Internet themselves. Senegal is making progress, a model Tunisia hopes to follow, though less than 5% of their populations are connected. Closing the digital divide remains a significant challenge.

What role does America believe developing countries should play in utilizing the Internet?

What challenges are associated with closing the digital divide?