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Mastercard: In Colombia, Building Businesses by Bridging the Digital Divide

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While these enterprises comprise more than 99% of the country’s businesses and generate nearly 80% of Colombia’s jobs, they still struggle with income volatility and are underpowered when it comes to accessing the digital solutions they need to build resilience and grow. To learn more about Mastercard Strive, watch the video above.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation

This lady in a remote rural location not only had a digital bank account that allowed her to receive digital payments, but she had the proof of identity needed for such an account: a unique 12-digit number linked to her biometrics, her Aadhaar. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us a QR code to make our payment.

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Mastercard: Growing Africa’s Digital Economy From the Soil Up

3BL Media

“Farmers are the folks that you don’t see,” says African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. These smallholder farmers often live in remote areas with little connectivity, leaving them with no digital footprint and limiting their access to better prices, loans and innovative agricultural inputs like climate-resistant seeds.

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Ericsson Makes Progress Towards Digital Inclusion

3BL Media

billion people still being offline, the digital divide continues to be a key challenge to global economic development 1). High costs, lack of digital literacy or lack of access to connectivity are some of the reasons for this. With around 2.9 Economic growth. Access and affordability.

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Ericsson Commits to Providing Digital Education and Skill Development to 1 Million Children

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DESCRIPTION: At Ericsson , we believe access to the internet is vital to fully participate in the digital economy and society. We are demonstrating our commitment by working to positively impact 1 million children and youth by 2025 through providing access to digital learning and skill development programs.

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Wesco Partners With United Way of Calgary and Area To Bridge Digital Inequity

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In 2024, Wesco launched its support of United Way of Calgary and Area digital equity and inclusion approach to community outcomes. This new and innovative approach to community outcomes leans into digital hardware and the lifelong skills required to use it for underserved community members.

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Molex Engineers Predict the Future Using Digital Twins

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A team of Molex engineers is working to accurately predict how their connectors will work, down to the individual component level, by using fully functional digital replicas to virtually validate their designs. This helps lower costs, reduce recall risk and cut down on the amount of time used on physical testing and revisions.