Kenya: ICT Is a Vital Tool in Human Development

26 August 2014
opinion

The 2014 Human Development Report reveals that overall progress in human well-being is slowing down. This is as measured by the Human Development Index, which is a composite index of life expectancy, years of schooling and income. The lowest regional HDI value, 0.502, is for Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to the 2014 HDR, 72 per cent or 585 million Africans live in conditions characterised by overlapping or converging deprivations in living standards, health and education.

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