Dar es Salaam, Sept. 15 -- Digital Dividends”) found that a 10 per cent increase in broadband penetration is associated with 1.2– 1.5 per cent growth in GDP in developing countries.

Higher GDP growth correlates with faster pov- erty reduction.

Africa-focused studies (World Bank, 2019; ITU, 2020): Internet access in Sub-Saharan Africa has been statistically linked with improvements in household incomes, access to remittance services and agricultural productivity.

Example: Farmers using mobile inter- net services in Uganda and Tanzania increased yields by up to 15–20 per cent because of better access to weather, market and input information.

Research in Tanzania (GSMA, 2020; Research ICT Africa, 2021): Internet penetra...