Digital Divide

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The digital divide is a moderately new term that is being used to express the informational and technological absence in the lives of some people as compared to the people and communities who have these extravagances . The world has been split up into two parts based on the technological advancements . The common technologies that are included in the context of digital division are , but not limited to , television telephones , cell phones , computers and internet . The dilemma in digital divide is that we first have to figure out who is

a part of this digital gap and why ? The core of the problem has to be reached before we can think of bridging this gap . The main factors that have been presented by experts are that digital divide is caused due to

Economic division

The economic cause of digital divide refers to the economic states of the third world countries . The citizens of the US , UK and Canada etc all have easy access to the computer . They are big nations with economic stability . However , there are several smaller countries that do not have access to the basic necessities of life like clean water and clothes Access to the internet or even a computer is only a dream to the citizens to such a country . Moreover , majority of them don 't even know what a computer is . Most of the population cannot afford to have a computer or the government officials do not provide the people with the much needed...