“THE DIGITAL DIVIDE” Interaction between people and technology‚ most especially the COMPUTER‚ has greatly increased as we begin to enter on the twenty-first century. People’s ability to access computers and INTERNET has become very important to completely familiarize their selves in the economic‚ political‚ and social aspects of the world. Unfortunately‚ not everyone has access to this technology. The idea of the “digital divide” refers to the expanding gap between the needy members of society;
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Can We Bridge the Digital Divide? Jessica Montgomery INF 103: Computer Literacy Instructor Murray Denton April 15‚ 2013 What is the Digital Divide? The Digital Divide is a line that separates those that have access to technologies such as computers‚ cell phones and internet‚ from those that have no access or limited access to such technologies. This divide is mostly prevalievnt in third world countries‚ but is not uncommon in the United States. While the United States has the technology
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Unit 1 – The Information Age The Digital Divide The digital divide is the term used to describe the difference between in technology use and availability around the world‚ some factors which affect the digital divide are socioeconomic‚ geographical and the fear of technology. Sub affecting issues are things such as age‚ gender‚ religion‚ income‚ technology available and more. Within the digital divide there are the information ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ this creates an inequality around the world
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don’t have the capacity to have these privileges. Thus‚ building the Digital Divide: a gap that separates the rich and the poor‚ a gap that is still widening up to this day and a gap that definitely needs to be bridged. This research paper defines and discusses the issues with Digital Divide. It then enumerates the various efforts that have been made to bridge the gap. It also highlights on the importance of improving the digital divide between socioeconomic countries. Lastly‚ it includes a recommendation
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Statement of Problem The term digital divide emerged in the mid-1990’s to describe the gap that exists between individuals who have access to technology and those that do not have access (Eamon‚ 2004). Computer technology has transformed modern society in profound ways (Behrman & Shields‚ 2000). Everyday society exposes citizens to technology in some form. Citizens integrate technology into common tasks such as signing into work‚ paying bills‚ shopping‚ paying taxes‚ and even reading the local newspaper
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The Digital Divide The Digital Divide is “the state of inequality that exists between people who have access to modern information technology and those who do not‚ since the former have many more opportunities open to them than the latter‚” (2008). Some argue that this gap is shrinking in the U.S. due to public access and mobile devices. Online learning is also a catalyst in bridging the gap‚ but the question remains; how will those who need it most gain the access they need? While this is a
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1. The phrase digital divide is when people are not being able to afford new technologies‚ and becoming outdated on technology. It is also known to be the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not. “The poor and the working class — either cannot afford access or use restricted wireless access as their only connection to the Internet.”(Crawford) All aspects of life becoming available online pose a problem that millions are going to be left behind. In the present time the
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The digital divide is a term that has been thrown around a lot lately. However‚ not many people know what the digital divide is or how it affects us as computer users. There are many definitions of the digital divide itself but few really delve into what it is in reality. Sure you can read a book definition of a word or phrase but sometimes those definitions don’t make sense. I’m here to try to explain in simple terms what the digital divide is and how it affects you and me. What is the digital
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The belief of the Digital Divide relates to our subject matter in communications‚ is the Divide concerning those who have access to the internet and those who don’t. There is a high number of Americans and people world-wide whom go online‚ as well as have access to the internet‚ and there is a large margin amongst individuals who have access to technology and persons who do not may be broadening. It also has meant that there is a divide among groups of individuals centered on one or more facets of
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Understanding The Digital Divide Christopher Bishop Computer Literacy: Inf. 103 Jaclyn Minor Date of submission: 03-11-13 Digital Divide is a term that was incorporated‚ by former President of the United States Bill Clinton‚ in his 2000 State of the
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