
Virginia making progress on Interstate 81 improvements
Photo: © Wirestock/stock.adobe.com Donald Trump had an “Infrastructure Week” that ran the length of his first term. Virginia has been kicking the can down the road on Interstate 81 for

Marking Progress, Targeting Gaps: Lessons From Broadband Adoption Trends
Many more Americans are online today than in 2017. The greatest growth in broadband adoption has come in the places where the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) had the largest impact:

United Nations launches global call-to-action to accelerate social progress through AI-powered virtual worlds
image: 2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day in Turin, Italy. view more Credit: ©ITU/M. Minotti Turin, Italy — 12 June 2025 — Eighteen UN entities joined forces today during the 2nd

👩‍🏫 AI teachers provide major academic progress in Nigeria
Students who used the AI teacher ChatGPT-4 improved their test results by 0.31 standard deviations, equivalent to 1.5 to 2 years of regular schooling. The program cost only $48 per

Promise, Progress, and Persistent Educational Technology Challenges
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, education systems worldwide were thrust into digital transformation, testing both the promise and limitations of ICT4Edu. The empirical review Transforming Education Through ICT4D

Al-Sisi reviews progress on national digital skills initiative ahead of 2025 launch
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi convened a meeting on Wednesday with Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, and Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher, Director of the Egyptian Military

Generation Z is Losing a Skill That Shaped Human Progress for 5,500 Years—40% Are Falling Behind
The rapid advancement of digital technologies has transformed nearly every aspect of daily life. As the world becomes increasingly connected through smartphones, social media, and digital devices, traditional methods of