Opinion: From Digitization to Internetization: Technology, Sustainability, and the Global South

This opinion article introduces the new concept of internetization as a modern tool for bridging the economic disparity between the Global North and the Global South. It provides a blueprint for promoting sustainable development and enhancing economic growth in the Global South. Indeed, internetization has emerged as an essential prerequisite and a core enabler towards sustainable development for the developing countries of the Global South. In this regard, this article proposes a new conceptual framework that is anchored in internetization for the purpose of accelerating economic growth and promoting sustainable development in the Global South. More specifically, internetization and electronic infrastructure will serve to empower the Global South on a modern pathway to achieve sustainable development. In this journey, this paper analyzes the role of internetization in the context of the digital divide, human capital, economic governance, climate change, and sustainable development.