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Title: IADB: The Impact of Digital Infrastructure on the Consequences of COVID-19 and on the Mitigation of Future Effects

Language: English, Spanish

Type: Document

Nature: Guidelines

Published: November 1, 2020

Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Sector: Telecom and ICT

Topic: Covid-19 and PPPs

Keywords: PPPs by Topic *, Covid-19 **

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Document Summary:

The appearance and spread of COVID-19 have accentuated the connectivity and digitization lag in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The lockdowns imposed to reduce the spread of the virus increased the demand for digital tools that would allow economic, educational, and social activities to continue remotely. es.

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Despite the significant increase in the coverage of broadband networks in the region, there are still few activities that can be carried out remotely. This may be due to a lack of connectivity for a significant number of people, or to the difficulty for various actors in accelerating their digital transformation. This paper intends to assist policymakers in determining what measure might best assist countries given their circumstanc

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