[HIGHLIGHTS] Still 2.6 billion people offline in the world - Web & Social

Still 2.6 billion people offline in the world - ITU. The United Nations aims to raise $100 billion by 2026 to close the global digitalization gap.

But Bogdan-Martin estimates that four times that amount would be needed to truly close the gap. “The gap will be felt increasingly acutely with the spread of rapidly evolving generative artificial intelligence technology,” the UN official said. The ITU, the International Telecommunications Union which is part of the UN, estimates that around 2.5 billion people around the world remain offline and cannot access digital technology.