Bridge information gap: Misa

MEDIA Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) said Zimbabwe needed to exploit the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve access to information and bridge the information gap.

Celebrating International Day for Universal Access to Information on September 28 under the theme Artificial Intelligence, e-governance and Access to Information, Misa said Zimbabwe was lagging behind in access to information, with rural communities largely marginalised.

“The digital divide still remains wide in Zimbabwe due to limited infrastructure, especially in rural areas where people have access only to 2G network, high costs of data, limited access to smart devices and limited digital literacy,” Misa said in a statement.

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