Page 30 - ONLINE SERVICE
P. 30
The digital divide is not a gulf that can be easily bridged. Internet access is, of course, critical but must be
affordable. Locally relevant content is also seen as increasingly critical, but again not sufficient to
promote interest if the content is not available in an affordable and efficient manner. If it were easy to
eliminate the digital divide, it would have been achieved long ago. Instead, it requires a multi-faceted
approach with clear and concerted government support – and a clear view that the end result is critical
for providing economic opportunities and social inclusion for all citizens of each and every country.
Lack of Motivation
Factors Attributing
Economic Fear of Technology
to the Digital
Divide
Age Social
This is where people tend not to use ICT technology. The more people redraw out from the internet, the
gap between individuals and the internet becomes larger and larger.
SOCIAL FACTOR
The gap between “information rich and poor” within countries.
Originally, the digital divide was attributed to Internet Access.
Now most people have access to the Internet, thanks to libraries and Internet cafes etc.
We now think about the digital divide as those who do and those who don’t have the skills to
use the internet appropriately.
30
