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Digital divide
Last updated on
06 May 2008
Better connected: empowering people through communications technology
This briefing outlines the main issues around the use of ICTs for poverty reduction and sustainable development. (Panos London: 2008) More info >>
The digital divide: barriers to e-learning
This report looks into the evaluation undertaken to assess the barriers to e-learning opportunities for women, people with a disability and indigenous people in metropolitan and regional areas. (Adult learning Australia: April 2006) More info >>
Nepal wireless networking project
This paper presents a case study evaluation of the Nepal Wireless Networking Project, a project which aims to tackle the digital divide by increasing communication facilities in the mountainous areas, thereby increasing educational opportunities in the community, helping villagers to buy and sell products and creating jobs. (Electronic Networking for Rural Asia Pacific: 2006) More info >>
Overcoming the barriers to ICT access
This paper provides a brief discussion of barriers to community engagement through the use of ICTs. (IS Communications) More info >>
Barriers to adopting ICT and e-commerce with SMEs in developing countries: Sri Lanka
This paper identifies the barriers to adoption of ICT and e-commerce by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, based on a study of SMEs in Sri Lanka. (Collaborative Electronic Commerce Technology and Research: 2006) More info >>
Who benefits from the digital divide?
This article argues that the promotion of the digital divide as a policy issue benefits four major groups: information capital, developing country governments, the development industry, and global civil society. (First Monday: 2004) More info >>
Information literacy in national ICT policies
This article differentiates between functional e-literacy and an information culture and argues that the focus of policy must shift from the former to the latter. (US National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: 2002) More info >>
Negotiating the net
The paper uses a framework called "critical negotiation issues" which identifies four issues of contestation affecting Internet diffusion in South Africa between 1990-2003. (MIT Information Technologies & International Development: 2005) More info >>
Digital opportunity channel
This site aims to educate people on the use of ICTs as a tool for promoting digital opportunity for all, leading to sustainable development and better quality of life. (Digital opportunity channel) More info >>
The Digital Divide: ICT Development Indices 2004
This paper presents a summary of the policy options that countries can adopt to foster ICT development highlighting four country case studies that have successfully promoted growth in ICTs. (UNCTAD: 2004) More info >>
Spanning the digital divide: understanding and tackling the issues
This report reviews some of the basic facts about ICT access and use, and provides an extensive list of resources for further information. (Bridges.org: May 2001) More info >>
Digital dividends for the poor
This paper discusses the role of ICTs in poverty reduction in Asia highlighting the important distinction between 'development' and 'poverty reduction'. (The Global Knowledge Partnership: 2002) More info >>
The gap between those who are able to harness the power of the Internet and those who are not
PowerPoint presentation about issues associated with the gap between digital information rich people and those with restricted access to computer technologies. (GOVIS) More info >>
Bytes for All: making IT relevant to south Asians
This website features projects which have made creative use of technology to find solutions for developing countries and communities. (Bytes for All) More info >>