Digital Divide 1
Digital Divide 1 : (ICT) (GEN) The lack of opportunities experienced by those with limited accessibility to technology, especially the Internet. This includes, but is not limited to, accessibility challenges in the following areas: (1) Cultural (e.g., membership of a community that prohibits or restricts access to technology) (2) Physical (e.g., having a disability that makes it difficult or impossible to use a computer) (3) Economic (e.g., being unable to afford a computer) and (4) Educational (e.g., not knowing how to use a computer). Given the range of criteria used to assess the various technological disparities between groups/nations, and lack of data on some aspects of usage, the exact nature of the digital divide is both contextual and debatable. Some argue that the digital divide is a symptom of a larger and more complex problem such as persistent poverty and inequality, while others identify socioeconomic status, income, educational level, and race among other factors associated with technological attainment, or the potential of the Internet to improve everyday life for those on the margins of society and to achieve greater social equity and empowerment. The conclusion from the various existing definitions of the digital divide is that the nature of the divide, and the question if it is closing or widening, depends on the particular definition chosen
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