Sentences with phrase «increased access to the internet»

Also, increased access to the internet and greater use of mobile phones has led to a new kind of bullying.
We want to see the Welsh Government examine how rural SMEs can have better access to finance, more apprenticeship opportunities and have increased access to the internet.
In a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja, the Secretary General of CNPP, Chief Willy Ezugwu said revelations since the obnoxious legislation first surfaced have proven that the members of National Assembly are desperate to gag Nigerians who are increasingly taking active interest in governance with the increased access to the internet, mobile technology and social media.
The second observation is that increased access to the Internet only appears to have increased the marriage rate of men and women between the ages of 21 and 30.
With rapidly increasing access to internet, the price of communicative devices and eReaders has become reachable for general readers in Thailand.
This time is different because of the ever - increasing access to the internet, to cellphones & to micro-finance (which is easily enabled via both technologies).
This is a time period in which many technological shifts have been happening including increasing access to the internet, the growth of marketplaces and independent ecommerce stores, and changing customer expectations for faster service.

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The combination of restricted access to abortion and increased Internet access has led to the rise of Do - It - Yourself abortions in the U.S., many of which look remarkably like the illegal abortions taking place in Brazil.
Payne says he's seen a definite increase in demand for Japanese products recently, due in large part to the ability for fans to access Japanese media, trends and culture on the internet.
INTERNET users in regional and outer metropolitan areas will be given greater access to ADSL broadband after recent tests by Telstra showed that transmission limits can be increased.
«With increased education and access to information on the Internet, eating right is not going away,» Repole says.
Wide distribution over the internet • Low cost, efficient, transparent capital • The «great equalizer «• Media / PR, awareness • Increase customer engagement and • Evangelize backers into investors (customer acquisition) • Reduce risk by getting feedback on new launches (product or ventures) • Market research Access to Capital Marketing Platform Validation • Raising funds via crowdfunding markets is a very public and transparent • Protect your IP and speak to a lawyer • Crowdfunding takes a lot of effort and commitment • The majority of Ideas fail to reach their funding goal • How will this affect your companies brand?
Aiming to take advantage of increased internet access in India — according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, more than 450 million people are connected in the country this year — BankBazaar says that it expects to use the funding to expand its focus on digitizing Indian paperwork to include a wider variety of its financial sinternet access in India — according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, more than 450 million people are connected in the country this year — BankBazaar says that it expects to use the funding to expand its focus on digitizing Indian paperwork to include a wider variety of its financial sInternet and Mobile Association of India, more than 450 million people are connected in the country this year — BankBazaar says that it expects to use the funding to expand its focus on digitizing Indian paperwork to include a wider variety of its financial services.
Michael Geist, writing in the Toronto Star, declared that «a TPP based on the US proposals would signal a near - complete surrender of a made - in - Canada approach to intellectual property, leading to risks of lost Internet access, expansive border seizures, increased health care costs, and criminal liability for non-commercial infringement.»
This increases it's convenience since now almost everyone has access to a Smartphone and Internet.
Due to increased technological advancement, most people in Singapore have access to a computer and internet which are the only technical requirements for the trade.
Tapping into the increasing number of Indonesians with internet access, the fintech industry has been growing fast over the past few years, offering peer - to - peer lending, crowdfunding, market aggregation, risk and investment management and payment services.
The resort has also installed fiber optic cabling throughout the resort, providing state - of - the - art internet access to all guest rooms and meeting space, as well as complimentary Wi - Fi resulting in increased bandwidth throughout the resort.
Washington, D.C. - As the number of children accessing the Internet increases, so, too, does the likelihood that these youth will be exposed to inappropriate Web sites or encounter dangerous situations online.
ERIE COUNTY, NY - Since entering office in 2013, Erie County Legislator Patrick B. Burke (District 7) has worked to increase the access, speed and affordability of broadband internet for residents and businesses in Erie County.
Miner has put forth a proposal to the state government in Albany to spend money on infrastructure in Syracuse, including repairing water mains, increasing broadband internet access, and creating a naturally chilled water system to cool buildings in the summer.
Verizon, which sells high - speed internet access using fiber optic cable called FiOS, has stopped expanding the reach of FiOS in New York state, instead focusing on increasing subscription to the system in existing areas, most of which is located in densely populated metro areas.
MARTIN GREENBERGER: The number of people, the number of households, with access to the Internet has increased a hundredfold in the last five years.
So, the populations that are most likely to have met their future spouse online are the same populations that, according this paper, saw no increase in marriage rates when access to the Internet increased.
In this specific case it happens to be increased concerns with privacy and security After recognizing this an opportunity presented itself to create a stored value transaction system that would allow anyone with Internet access — even those without credit cards — to buy anonymously and safely online just as they would at a traditional retailer today with cash.
With internet usage increasing, more people accessing services through their mobiles and tablets and the singles population of the UK higher than ever — 2nd January 2014 is set to be the busiest day for online dating ever.
«Older adults have been somewhat slower accessing the internet and using it to the extent that younger adults do, largely because they were not introduced to it through work and school,» she says, «however, internet usage has certainly increased among older adults and, when introduced to technology, they're quite capable of becoming technologically literate.»
«One result of the increasing importance of the Internet in meeting partners,» says an article published on the «How Couples Meet and Stay Together» survey, «is that adults with Internet access at home are substantially more likely to have partners, even after controlling for other factors.»
The off duty soldiers increase access to military internet cafes and the low cost of the laptop computers has made it much easier for them to cultivate a long distance romance.
According to David Evans, an industry consultant and the editor of Online Dating Insider, cyberromance will rapidly develop across Asia and throughout the rest of the world in the next few years, due to increasing Internet access.
As more schools allow students to use their «internet devices» (i.e. phones), learning options increase with access to social media apps and other online tools such as those mentioned above.
Even if the e-Learning market is still considered a «niche» segment within different HR macro segments it is subjected, in both a positive and negative manner, to the influences of sales trends related to smart devices and the increasing spread of the Internet access globally.Other opportunities come from Smartphone devices, considered valuable assets that help improve work productivity, and the concept of Mobile Learning, and ultimately «BYOD» (Bring your own device) a slower trend, but one that will be ongoing for some time.A Breakthrough... without borders!The SaaS Business Model is increasingly present in educational reform, and technology plays a significant role in presenting a key opportunity for education suppliers globally.
Graphics, sound, and video became more immersive, while browsers increased connection speeds and gave virtually everyone access to internet learning resources.
EdTech in Africa has the chance to increase the access to education for Africans by benefiting of the rising internet penetration rates.
Although both the Internet and social media have had a beneficial impact on education in many areas, increasing access to information, knowledge and opportunity, there are serious concerns about their psychological impact.
The percentage of schools with at least one connection to the Internet increased from 89 percent to 95 percent between 1998 and 1999, according to «Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994 - 1999,» released by the U.S. Department of Education.
With increased wi - fi in schools and many opting to roll out 1:1 device schemes, increased internet access allows language teachers to make use of online specialist language software in class.
From developing 1 - to - 1 computing programs to ensuring students have access to high - speed Internet connections to do their schoolwork during and beyond school hours, district leaders are increasing the reach and use of technology in education.
Over time, Internet access has steadily increased in public schools, leading to virtually no difference in access between poor schools and their wealthier counterparts, according to the latest figures from the National Center for Education Statistics.
The administration intends to ask the Federal Communications Commission to consider rechanneling and increasing funding through the program, which is derived from telecommunications fees, with the goal of giving 99 percent of the nation's schools access to high - speed broadband and wireless Internet within five years.
Furthermore, Google is already burdened with many other risks, for instance: (1) increased competition from general purpose search engines and information services (page 7); (2) dependency on remaining competitive and providing value to advertisers (page 7); (3) being subject to increased regulatory scrutiny which may negatively impact business (page 8); (4) being «regularly subject to claims, suits, government investigations, and other proceedings that may result in adverse outcomes» (page 8); (5) «Privacy concerns relating to our technology could damage our reputation and deter current and potential users from using our products and services» (page 12); (6) «Web spam and content farms could decrease our search quality, which could damage our reputation and deter our current and potential users from using our products and services» (page 13); (7) «Internet access providers may be able to restrict, block, degrade, or charge for access to certain of our products and services, which could lead to additional expenses and the loss of users and advertisers» (page 16); (8) «New technologies could block online ads, which would harm our business» (page 16).
The article discusses how increased access to broadband Internet will allow students and teachers to access a range of digital education technologies.
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to increase funding for the federal e-rate program, which provides money for school districts to access the Internet, by $ 1.5 billion for a total of $ 3.9 billion annually.
The assumption undergirding the original principle was a belief that increased Internet access to online sources through digital libraries would promote learning through inquiry in social studies classrooms.
With lower device costs, increasing availability of Internet access, and engaging and sophisticated adaptive learning software systems and tools, it is easier than it has ever been to integrate blended learning into schools.
With lower device costs, increasing availability of Internet access, and engaging and sophisticated adaptive learning software systems and tools, it is easier than it has ever been to integrate blended learning into our schools.
The goal, ultimately, is to increasing student achievement through access to technology supported by broadband internet.
If students have access to the internet but no reliable means to make use of it the Common Core could cause school districts to put money towards paying companies for services rather than increasing computer power that could be used to innovate in the classroom.
More details emerged last week about this support, with the president revealing that private firms will contribute more than $ 750 million to increase high - speed Internet access and technology in schools.
Building on the Common Core State Standards and increasing access to broadband internet, this paper proposes the establishment of a new third - party ratings organization to overcome this challenge.
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