The use of digital gadgets and services is pervasive. Digitalization in data, information, and technologies is driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as 4IR or Industry 4.0), resulting in a global digital divide. The chapter proposes a strategy in collaboration with a variety of service sector partners that would allow governments to capitalize on the possibility of closing the technology gap between nations in a manner that benefits inclusive and sustainable growth in middle and low countries. Emerging revolution and internet access can strengthen socio-economic development and improve people's way of living, but they also have the potential to widen political divides, undermine democracy, and increase inequality. In response to COVID-19, the chapter also proposes digital technologies as tools for achieving sustainable development goals and digitalization response measures in marginalized societies.

Most societies have been in abject poverty owing to a lack of proper education, gender alienation, and socio-economic and political factors. Localized external economies, particularly economies of scale and scope, as small firms specialize and engage in a division of labor, are among the benefits of clustering. Clusters are important because geographical agglomeration has the potential to help small businesses overcome size constraints, advance technologically, and improve competence in local and global markets. The adoption of technologies has the effect of replacing the old way of doing things with manual and mechanical methods. The study examined the potential of clustering to help marginalized communities to become integrated and improve their quality of life in a digital society and concluded that ICTs can, if adopted and used properly, shift and destroy social boundaries between the elite and the segregated. Future research can look at the adoption of digital technologies in marginalized areas.

Digitalization is an important agriculture tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in marginalized and remote communities. There is a scarcity of data linking digitalization, sustainable agriculture production, marginalized and remote communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study reviews digitalization for sustainable agriculture production in marginalized and remote communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 150 published papers from 2000-2022 were retrieved, and all those outside Africa were removed to leave a total of 125 papers. Results obtained indicate that digital technology transforms agriculture by promoting precision agriculture in marginalized rural communities in a more efficient approach by integrating different processes. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is offering various bundle options which come through small messages (SMS) and call centers such as Eco-Farmer. Governments should invest in and make policies to improve digitalization in marginalized communities as it ultimately solves challenges such as nutrition, food insecurity, and climate change.

The amalgamation of modern innovation, technological skills, and processes used to establish business models and satisfy customers in different societies is referred to as digital transformation. Digital transformation facilitates the development of economies, ways of doing business, and social constructs among marginalized communities. Digital inclusiveness has significantly been applied in a number of areas in communities and resource-constrained environments such as health, education, and agriculture. A systematic literature review was carried out. The authors find out that inclusiveness has great opportunities and challenges in digitally transforming marginalized communities. The implementation of interconnected digital innovation technologies provides new challenges and opportunities spanning the whole of Africa. This chapter explores the key drivers of digital technologies, the contribution of technology, gender imbalances, and challenges and opportunities for digital inclusiveness in remote areas.

Many technologies are referenced in the case of digital transformations, but internet technologies, emerging technologies, internet of things (IoT), analytical technologies, and mobile technologies are the most relevant in this chapter. Internet technologies, a collection of internet-based communication tools, can be used in the digital transformation of marginalized populations. Internet of things help marginalized communities seek opportunities, meet new targets, and minimize threats as people can have physical objects or self-reporting devices that improve productivity and rapidly bring vital information to the surface. When all this information has been collected, there is a need to identify the patterns and trends and produce meaningful insights using the analytical tools. Mobile technologies are technologies that go where a user goes, so communication, buying and selling, and making payments are possible with mobile phones. Governments and corporates should facilitate the adoption of digital technologies to promote digital inclusion in marginalized communities.