What's the difference between connectivity and connectedness?

Here's the excerpt from Scott Moriison's speech: ...faster customs procedures, facilitating supply chain connectivity, promoting sustainable development, facilitating the digital economy and digital connectedness.

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Question

What's the difference between connectivity and connectedness?

Here's the excerpt from Scott Moriison's speech: ...faster customs procedures, facilitating supply chain connectivity, promoting sustainable development, facilitating the digital economy and digital connectedness.

Many thanks!!

Answer

There isn't really any difference. "Connectivity" is the more common word and "connectedness" was probably used just to avoid using "connectivity" again. I wouldn't try to read anything more into this.

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