Internet Bypasses Too Many, Warns Queen
The Queen is warning that internet use has become an ‘unaffordable option’ for many people living in Commonwealth countries. In her annual Commonwealth Day message, she will say that telecommunications advances have the potential to transform the lives of millions.
However, she says that technologies which can reach locations as remote as the Himalayas and the International Space Station are nevertheless out of reach of millions.
“Today’s societies are constantly seeking ways to improve their quality of life, and science and technology play a vital part in that search,” she says.
“Experimentation, research and innovation mean that more opportunities for improving people’s lives exist today than ever before.
“Advances in modern telecommunications are also having a marked economic effect on people from developing nations in the Commonwealth, helping to transform small to medium-sized businesses.
“The internet is playing an important part in helping to nurture these fledgling markets but, as yet, it still remains an unaffordable option for too many of our Commonwealth citizens.
“In making these advances the Commonwealth recognises that the best forms of innovation are those that unite, and help build resilient partnerships and better societies as a whole.”
Prince Charles gave a similar message last year, warning that parts of the British countryside have become “broadband deserts” and would face an “immense handicap” in the internet age.
The Queen’s message will be delivered at the annual Observance of Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
She traditionally uses the service to address the great issues facing her subjects overseas.
The Commonwealth, formed out of Britain’s old imperial territories, comprises 1.8 billion people, almost one third of the world’s population.
Guests at the service will include the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.
Content courtesy of Sky News
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