How Internet will affect Africa’s Development

The Internet is a next big thing in the world, the ever-increasing communication, and connectivity between every object around us will have a great impact on every aspect of life. The more and more storing and transmission of a large amount of data regarding everything that is available in the world is enabling us to move faster, more developed and efficient world. The Internet has transformed the world and effects of which can be witnessed on developed economies. While its impact on underdeveloped and developing countries is yet to figure out, the world is on verge of development with the internet. There are countries where economies and societies are waiting for this revolution that they have not experienced the technological transformation.

Africa, home to 1.3 billion people has shown significant growth over the years, while some nations are far ahead of others in terms of economic and technological development. Still, there are many issues! Most of the population still lacks basic human rights they are surviving on little money, No proper healthcare facilities, clean water, food, electricity, and education, and most of the nations are the victim of corruption. In such a situation, how the internet will help transform them, what will be its effect on a place where there is poor infrastructure, no internet connectivity and littered with poverty?

There are many such Questions, but the answer is visible clear the internet is a vast subject, it can provide Africa with exciting opportunities. The better internet connectivity can provide better educational resources and this can eradicate illiteracy, with the adaptability of internet people with getting to learn new skills and this will give them an occupation, the Internet will create new job sector and employment will help fight poverty and this will bring economic growth to the country. The continent has enough resources and robust infrastructure to adopt internet, it just needs efforts in the right directions to reap out the benefits. Cajutel sarl, a Guinea-Bissau based telecom company aims to build the infrastructure to serve masses of the nation and neighboring countries with high-speed internet at much affordable prices.