Only 29 years ago, December 1992, when a 22-year-old software developer Neil Papworth sent a text message saying “Merry Christmas” to a colleague, you could say it had a similar impact on communication.

COVID 19 has had a major impact on many and has resulted in millions of students are unconnected.

This issue needs to be addressed and a failure to do so means those students will only further trail their better-connected classmates.

The problem of half the world not having access to the internet is a real one and is growing the chasm between the haves and have nots so the more people addressing this issue the better.

A call to help the youth in Medellín stay away from crime, and to help the Polytechnic Jaime Isaza Cadavid in providing that youth a way to be part of the society and and contribute to their development and the development of others.

Inequality grows globally as students can’t connect during COVID-19.

Mobile phones play an important role in keeping African girls in education.