Assem Elseify, Egypt’s ambassador to Nigeria, suggested to African countries that they use broadband to advance against the coronavirus pandemic.
Elseify gave in an interview with the Nigerian news firm (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja on the sidelines of a Zoom webinar on the theme “Made in Africa”.
The webinar focused on the investment potential of African countries, measures in a position to attract investors and the testimonies of the continent’s investors.
He said Africa’s huge human capital had the potential for the continent’s fortunes to be greater after the pandemic.
Internet speeds in Africa are very low in the rest of the world.
The data shows that 17 of the 30 countries with the slowest web connections are in Africa, seven in Asia, six in South America and one in Oceania.
None of the 30 most sensitive countries is in Africa.
To better perceive the intensity of this problem, a study has shown that it takes approximately 18. 5 hours to download a 7. 5 GB disk in Malawi, 14 hours in Egypt and 18 minutes in Singapore, the fastest speed is. fastest web in the world. country. world.
The envoy said that penetration would give life to sectors such as education, which is the basis of any society.
He said the point at which online activities were helping relationships at the height of the pandemic was a path to explore in all sectors.
Elseify suggested to African governments that they invest more in the web sector to gain advantage from citizens, adding that this would have a massive effect on socio-economic development.
“If the broadband web is strengthened, its penetration in Africa will be very useful for the education of rural and urban students.
“It will also strengthen the monetary inclusion of the casual sectors that make up the majority of our economies. The world will be able to come together through the use of the Internet through citizens and governments will have to inspire it,” he said.
According to a 2009 World Bank study, a 10% increase in broadband penetration leads to a 1. 4% increase in gross domestic product in low-income countries.
Recent studies have also shown that the family source of income for Internet users is on average 19% higher than that of non-users in several emerging countries. (NOPE)
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