Minimum Data Consumption : How Much is Needed to Support Online Activities, and Is It Affordable?
Lacking access to information and services is considered a welfare depravation. Years ago, access was defined as having a radio or television, but today it has been updated to include an internet connection. For individuals, access to online multim...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682301612166534537/Minimum-Data-Consumption-How-Much-is-Needed-to-Support-Online-Activities-and-is-it-Affordable http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35149 |
| Summary: | Lacking access to information and
services is considered a welfare depravation. Years ago,
access was defined as having a radio or television, but
today it has been updated to include an internet connection.
For individuals, access to online multimedia educational,
health and livelihood content has potential positive impacts
on improving welfare. This begs the question: how much data
is needed to support online activities? Similar to
determining daily calorie requirements for food, or
identifying a minimum threshold for household electric
energy, the aim of this note is to present an estimate of
minimum data consumption level and examine whether it is
affordable for low income groups in a diverse selection of
developing countries. |
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