Why Zambia’s Public Wi‑Fi Expansion Matters for Digital Inclusion
My name is Jeffrey Mdala , and I am an AI Engineer, founder of Zambian Online Education Company (ZOEC) , and builder of eskulu , an AI-powered learning platform designed around the Zambian ECZ curriculum. Because I work at the intersection of education, software, and access, I pay close attention to anything that improves connectivity in Zambia. One development that genuinely excites me is Zambia’s growing investment in public Wi‑Fi infrastructure . Over the past year, Zambia has been expanding public internet access points, including rollout activity at places like Intercity Bus Station . More recently, a new memorandum of understanding was signed with a digital services and internet infrastructure partner to strengthen that effort. The direction is clear: bring internet access closer to ordinary people in the places they already use every day. For many people, that may sound like a small infrastructure update. I do not think it is small at all. I believe it is one of the most practi...