Investopedia describes the Digital Divide as, “the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology and those that don’t.”

39% of Americans living in rural areas lack access to decent broadband service, leaving 34 million people disconnected from digital life. This statistic matters in the context of Digital Divide Statistics because it highlights the disparity between rural and urban areas in terms of access to broadband services.

On this episode of The Problem With Poverty, we are joined by the Director of Innovation and Technology at CAPNA, Nathan Curry.

We discuss how technology has affected poverty long term and how we as a society can help solve this problem.