· A Socio-economic divide: the ability to access
the internet is part of the socio-economic divide related to developed and
developing countries. As many countries have not yet developed proper structure
or have a growing economy, they aren’t able to have devices that can connect
them to the web.
· A Divide in infrastructure: further as there is
a slower growing rate of infrastructure in developing countries they will not
be able to have up-to-date technology and structures to improve their range for
the citizens to have access. South Africa is a good example with our
electricity infrastructure that is so poor.
· A Divide in content: English is a widely spoken
language, one can now find almost all websites in English, it dominates the
web. Problem comes with those that do not speak or use English, they are
divided from the rest. Therefore there is a difference in content and
understanding of from one person to another.
· A Gender divide: especially in developing
countries there is a gap between women and men when it comes to using the
internet. As there are far less women that access the internet the women are
missing out on job opportunities, support groups, economic info and they are
not getting those educational benefits, this means women can’t be developed
further to empower the country as a whole.
· A Skills divide: digital literacy is important,
not only does one need access to technology and the web, one needs the skills
to work it and learn from it. There is an increase in the development of
technology everyday, therefore there needs to be increase in the skills
development rate.
· The Universal access divide: there is also those
that are physically disabled, which means they have a problem connecting and
using technology. Although this is not a lack of skill. The availability is not
big but the costs is huge.
Reference:
- 2015. Digital Citizenship. Learning Unit 1. Module Manual. First edition. The
Independent Institution of Education. Unpublished.
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