Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Skip to content

ADG channels:

Information by sector: Knowledge Sharing

Sub navigation

ADG TOOLBOX

Digital divide & challenges to implementation

Overcoming the barriers to ICT access (pdf 15kb)

This paper provides a brief discussion of barriers to community engagement through the use of ICTs.

It looks at issues including:
- Physical barriers
- Social barriers
- The lack of local content
- How access to ICTs can be improved

The paper also provides a brief list of tips on how community engagement through ICTs can be enhanced.

 

Footer: