“A new problem has emerged: ... the digital inequality of individual citizens, as well as entire regions and states,” he wrote.
In his opinion, cash payments are becoming obsolete at the moment, there is a comprehensive transition to non-cash forms of payments.
“According to various estimates, 1.7 billion people, that is 22% of the world's population, still do not have access to modern banking technologies,” concluded Medvedev, noting that “people cut off from digital services and a sustainable Internet are deprived of vital opportunities ".
Earlier, Vice President of the Electronic Sports Federation Georgy Zarubin spoke about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the IT industry.