Digital Divide •Basavraj Vishnu Bidave

•Harsh Agarwal

Digital •J Ranjith Kumar

•Rahul Patidar
•Shubham Agarwal

Inequality •Vivek Maida

Introduction

Digital Divide Digital Inequality

Gap between those who have access to digital Inequality in access to digital technologies (ICT)
technologies (ICT) and those who do not. due to socio-economic factors
Access is interpreted as resources as well as skills
to use ICT

ICT: Information & Communication Technologies

Determinants of the Digital Divide

DIGITAL GOVT. POLICIES & COST OF DIGITAL TECHNICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Forms of Digital Inequality

INCOME EDUCATIONAL AUTONOMY AGE &

INEQUALITY EXPOSURE OF USE GENDER

CONTENT PURPOSE OF
BARRIERS USE
Internet Penetration in India:
A tale of two charts

Source: Statista
Key Impact
Middle school kids in cities
will consume the internet
on smartphones
Urban Indians will begin
to subscribe to content Native language content
on the internet (Amazon will be consumed by
Prime, Spotify, Byjus). migrant workers

Data plans of all telecom

Big factor in improving
operators will be fall.
financial inclusion.

Smartphone costs will

There will be internet-first
drop sharply.
brands (in FMCG, apparel
and electronics).

Improved access to remote

healthcare facilities
Barriers in Bridging the Gap

• Lack of robust telecommunication • Education in

infrastructure with sufficient information literacy
reliable bandwidth for Internet • Lack of skill in using
connection computer and
Infra Skill communication
technology

Economic Content
• Inability to purchase or rent the • Need for diverse
tool for access to digital content relevant to
information their lives
• Multicultural and
multilingual
population
Thank You!