Tag: Brookings Institution Darrell West

While over 3.1 billion people worldwide are able to tap the Internet, around 2 to 4 billion people in India and China have no Internet access, comprising over half of the world's disconnected populace. But one way to bridge this gap is zero rating programs – waving data caps for those who cannot afford expensive data plans. That would expand access by bringing more impoverished people into the digital world and driving demand for local content and services, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell West told Borderless.