Jim-yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group, has stated that “We must continue to connect everyone and leave no one behind because the cost of lost opportunities is enormous.
[10] The Philippines was the only country in the Southeast Asia region that had a declining youth literacy rate between the years of 1990 and 2004, according to data from the United Nations.
In grade 6, students will begin taking art classes to learn how to use technology for digital paintings and graphic designs.
The Philippines being able to close in on the technology gap after being so behind in the 1990s and early 2000s is going to very much improve the graduation rate of the students now that they can study at home and use their sources to their advantage through tablets and computers instead of only being able to access their school work in the classroom.
ICT projects for development usually aim to provide an enhanced ability to communicate to others and receive up-to-date information in an instantaneous speed, reducing the gap in the digital divide.