Digital Citizenship
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Digital Divide
This terms describes the gap between demographics
and regions that have access to modern and communication
technologies. Others are restricted or less fortunate, do not have personal computers,
telephones, television sets and access to the internet .
Issues surrounding Digital access
Socio-Economic divide
Universal access divide
Digital divide
Divide in content
Socio-Economic divide
This are countries that are mostly affected by Socio-Economic division, this are developing countries.
The middle class and poor people are one of the victims of the socio economic divide. This is due to the high cost of living and technology devices.
Divide in content
The information that is shared on the website is mostly written in English, this proves that other languages are not supported because of the division in content. This affects a great deal of internet users, to effectively learn and read online resources with the language they are comfortable with.
How it will assist the government
Organizations could donate money to donate to schools. This will increased the access to technology, because students will be taught using desktops and those who can not afford will get the opportunity to use the technology devices.
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