Opinion Formation in the Digital Divide

Digital Divide, Social Divide, Paradigmatic Divide

The digital divide is nothing else than the reflection of the social divide in the digital world. The use of ICT for human development does offer opportunities to reduce the social divide for individual beings or communities; yet there exists a series of obstacles to overcome. The very existence of an infrastructure for connectivity is only the first obstacle, although it often receives an excl...

The Digital Divide in Europe

The Digital Divide in Canada

Remapping the Digital Divide

A phrase with great urgency a few years ago, “the digital divide” now is on the sidelines. As the federal government renewed its commitment to marketplace solutions in telecommunications and information technology issues under the Bush administration, the idea of a digital divide faced criticism from FCC Chairman Powell for being an ill-advised version of the “Mercedes divide” in the United Sta...

Rethinking the Digital Divide

T he contrast between the egalitarian ideals of many netizens, who see cyberspace as a radically democratizing environment , and the real limitations of access for most of the world continues to haunt the Net. In many ways, the domination of information technology has reinvigorated hierarchies of power, concentrating resources in the First World and contributing to the widening global economic ...