THE DIGITAL

DIVIDE
T H E I M PAC T O F I T O N T H E S TAN DAR
D O F LIVI N G AN D WO R K E R
PRODUCTIVITY
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GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

-the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's
borders in a specific time period.

Some indicators:
 Average number of calories consumed per person per day
 Availability of clean drinking water
 Average life expectancy
 Literacy rate
 Availability of basic freedoms
 Number of people per doctor
 Infant mortality rate
 Crime rate
 Rate of home ownership
 Availability of educational opportunities
 Information and communications technology

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 DIGITAL
DIVIDE
 term used to describe the gap between those
who do and those who don’t have access to
modern information and communications
technology.
Such as:
o Cell phones
o Smartphones
o Personal computers
o Internet.

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WHY DIGITAL DIVIDE MUST BE ADDRESSED

• Health, crime, and other emergencies
can be resolved more quickly
• Learning and provide a wealth of
educational and economic
opportunities as well as influence
cultural, social, and political
conditions.
• Much of the vital information people
need to manage their career,
retirement, health, and safety is
increasingly provided by the Internet

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Education Rate (E-Rate) program

• Telecommunications Act of 1996
• The Schools and Libraries Program
of the Universal Service Fund
E-Rate reimburses telecommunications,
Internet access, and internal connections
providers for discounts on eligible services
provided to schools and libraries. Schools
E-RATE and libraries must apply for the discounts,
and the USAC works with the service
providers to make sure that the discounts are
passed along to program participants.
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One Laptop per Child (OLPC)

• Establish on 2013 and has a
goal of providing children
around the world with low-
OLPC cost laptop computers to aid
in their education.
LOW COST COMPUTERS

OLPC XO – 200 dollars (10000) Classmate PC – 400 dollars Raspberry Pi - $25–$35

OLPC XO-4 – 206 dollars 2007 to 25 countries, including
(10300) Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, China,
Developing countries - Nepal India, and Vietnam
 MOBILE PHONE: THE TOOL TO BRIDGE
THE DIGITAL
Advantages DIVIDE?
over personal computers

• Cell phones come in a wide range of capabilities and costs, but are cheaper than personal computers. Some
users simply purchase a SIM card (essentially a memory chip that holds the owner’s account information,
including his or her phone number and contacts information), and then swap SIM cards in and out of a
shared cell phone to lower the costs even further.
• Cell phones are more portable and convenient than the smallest laptop computer.
• Cell phones come with an extended battery life (much longer than any personal computer battery), which
makes the cell phone more reliable in regions where access to electricity is inadequate or nonexistent.
• There is almost no learning curve required to master the use of a cell phone.
• Basic cell phones require no costly or burdensome applications that must be loaded and updated.
• There are essentially no technical-support challenges to overcome when using a cell phone.
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THANK YOU

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