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UNDP to provide smartphones, airtime and data to Ugandan market vendors.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Jumia Uganda, an e-commerce company, have launched an online platform to enable small and medium enterprises to connect with consumers during physical distancing measures. UNDP will provide smartphones, airtime, and data to be used by market vendors while Jumia Food will help via its dedicated app and website ordering platform that includes…

Broadband Commission pushes to extend internet access and boost capacity

5 years ago5 years ago Staff

Internet access should be extended to boost the fight against Coronavirus by, among others, enhancing digital networks and strengthening capacity at critical connectivity points like hospitals and transport hubs, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development said yesterday. As the virus continues to tear up communities around the world at a fast pace, the Commission has moved swiftly to adopt an…