A new digital divide for the Internet of Things
Oct, 15, 2023
Hi-network.com
Cisco's 2015 Visual Networking Index reveals an emerging digital gap in the number of connected devices and machine-to-machine services between different parts of the world. According to a background article, 'network effects and externalities that multiply the impacts of ICTs require minimum adoption thresholds before those impacts begin to materialize, and the greater the intensity of ICT use, the greater the impacts on economic growth'.