The developed nations must invest in information and communications technologies (ICT) in the developing world not only the close the so-called digital divide but to encourage sustainable economic development and to create new markets for international commerce.


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Almost 60% of inmates attending prison learning centers in Scotland last year were illiterate, alarming new figures have revealed.


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Jamaica's Ministry of education reports, "Low performance of Jamaican students and those of other Caribbean countries in the core subject areas of mathematics and English. This is of both national and regional concern." Jamaica Gleaner, February 23, 2011 


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“Investing in women and girls is a force multiplier,”  Deputy Secretary General Asha Rose Migiro told the opening of the two-week session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters. “Not only is education a key driver of economic growth, it is also a catalyst for empowering women.” 


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"Being literate is critical to ensuring equity of opportunity. Being deeply literate develops those personal and communal behaviors that generate creative and civil societies."

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"Women with higher literacy understand and have better healthcare, find more solutions out of violent or abusive situations, advocate for their children and families and have access to better-paying jobs."


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"More than half of the world's illiterate are women."


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"Seven million Americans are illiterate, 27 million are unable to read well enough to complete a job application, and 30 million can't read a simple sentence."

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