Access

Access To The Digital World.

//full electronic participation in society.// Technology users need to be aware of and support electronic access for all to create a foundation for Digital Citizenship. Digital exclusion of any kind does not enhance the growth of users in an electronic society. All people should have fair access to technology no matter who they are. Places or organizations with limited connectivity need to be addressed as well. To become productive citizens, we need to be committed to equal digital access.

This is often referred to as the Digital Divide.

The **digital divide** refers to the gap between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels with regard both to their opportunities to access information and communications technologies (ICT's) and to their use of the Internet for a wide variety of activities. [|[1]] It includes the imbalance both in physical access to [|technology] and the resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a [|digital citizen]. [|Knowledge divide] reflects the access of various social groupings to information and knowledge, typically [|gender], [|income] , [|race] , and by location. [|[2]] The term [|global digital divide] refers to differences in access between countries in regards to the [|internet] and its means of [|information flow]. (www.wikopedia.org)

Selected Readings

@http://www.bridgethedigitaldivide.com/

Canadian research that needs to be updated. Digital Divide in Canada

FNMI Community and the Digital Divide

Globe and Mail This article discusses the rural/urban issue.