The Digital Divide & Information Literacy

*Define digital divide.

The Digital Divide, or the digital split, is a social issue referring to the differing amount of information between those who have access to the Internet (specially broadband access) and those who do not have access. The term became popular among concerned parties, such as scholars, policy makers, and advocacy groups, in the late 1990s.

*Identify the main effects of digital divide on society.

·      Information literacy

·      Poor countries are not able to buy ICT devises since they are expensive therefor they can't learn the new technology

·      There will always be a gap between the people who knows how to use ICT devices and whose don’t, example the old generation and the younger generation.

*Explain a real case study on bridging the digital divide gap.

In this century, people should learn how to use the internet and the technology, therefore many work institutions are giving free courses to their employers, so they can know more about the technology and ways to use them, as well as the importance of ICT in today’s life. Teaching the employers the ICT skills make it easier for them to do their work efficiently and also it tries to bridge the digital divide gap between them and other workers in other companies.

References : https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090226034744AAlj7cH