Taxing Muni Tech To Heal The Digital Divide In Africa?
from the all-voluntary dept
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that African leaders are supporting a UN-proposed plan to tax wealthier cities' investments in technology to provide money for technology in developing countries in Africa. They stand to be the beneficiaries of such a tax, so saying they support it is sort of pointless. Of course, the tax is entirely voluntary at this point, and it appears that, so far, only one Swiss city has signed up. While investing in technology in developing nations is a big deal, it still seems like many of those countries don't have much of a development plan other than get other nations to give them technology, and then assuming everything else will work itself out.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
