Internet access is a human right

Affordability, accessibility and availability must be ensured to build a digital Nepal.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown that forced people to stay indoors, various sectors ranging from schools and universities to banks took to the internet to continue operations. Non-governmental organisations, both the local and the international, resorted to Zoom meetings and discussions to conduct awareness programmes. Even government offices curtailed human resources, urging them to work from home utilising the world wide web. The internet, which has been ingrained in everyone's life, is applied widely in different offices and professions. Though forced upon many, internet use expanded alarmingly—thanks to Covid-19.