March 2009
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Digital Divide 2.0
For a long time now, we’ve thought of the digital divide as the divide between the people who have access to technology and also has the ability to use it and the people who don;t have the access to technology- let alone the skills. But now there seems to be a new digital divide; it’s not about having or not having, it’s about choosing to- or not.
The New...
References.
» Bridging The Digital Divide
Alter, Jonathan. “Bridging The Digital Divide.” NewsWeek. NewsWeek. 15 Mar 2009 .
» Movie of Digital Divide In Uganda
“The Digital Divide In Uganda.” YouTube. YouTube. 15 Mar 2009 .
» One Laptop Per Child
“Give A Laptop. Change The World.” One Laptop Per Child. One Laptop Per Child. 15 Mar 2009 .»>
How About Some Simple Solutions?
Now that you’ve learned some things about the Digital Divide, why don’t you aware other people about it? There are actually a lot of people who don’t know about this ever-growing issue! Along with giving awareness on the Digital Divide, why not educate Information Technology to other people too? There is no harm in visiting a local school and teaching them some basics on using a...
Solutions, Anyone??
And now that you’ve heard of how bad this digital divide is, here are some solutions to close this digital gap;
One Laptop Per Child Mission Statement To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When...
The Digital Divide & The PPF
This is the PPF model or the Production Possibility Frontier , where you can determine the costs of creating an item, but it can only work if you have two different goods and if all the factors of producing are working in full-blast (labor, technology, etc.) The PPF model below shows a normal production of two different goods; books and pencils, whilst the PPF model beside it shows the model when...
More Info;
So, where can you see this digital divide? It’s everywhere, really. You probably realize that in a big bustling city, information technology is used very widely, whilst in more rural areas, phones might not be able to work as good because there isn’t enough signal. Or an even worse example; where countries in Africa or Asia might not be as educated on using information technology or doesn’t even...
What Is The Digital Divide?
What is the digital divide? It’s pretty much the gap between people who have access to Technology and have the resources and skills to use it and other people who do not have as much or nearly no access to Technology, but it’s getting worse; the “gap” is surely getting larger as developed countries strive to develop new technology whilst the other half of the world don’t even know what technology...
“It is dangerously destabilizing to have half the world on the cutting edge of...”
– Bill Clinton
