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What about people whose concern is their next meal, not internet connectivity?
- Source: UN Chronicle, Volume 47, Issue 4, Apr 2012, p. 29 - 30
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- 17 Apr 2012
Abstract
The ripples from the invention of the Internet in 1989 continue to spread, with industrialized countries at the centre and developing countries at the periphery. But, an information gap remains between the two groups of countries. As a consequence, the term “digital divide” has entered everyday language, describing the disparity between those who have access to the latest information and communication technologies and those who do not. However, it is important to explore the nature of the digital divide and of a social divide within each country between the “information rich” and the “information poor.”
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