5.2 Digital Divide(数字鸿沟)
1. Exam Points
- Digital Divide
What: differing access to computing devices and the Internet.Consequences: raises issues of equity, access, and influence.Why: no money, no devices, no knowledge on how to use the resources.How to reduce: provide money, free or low-price access, devices, infrastructure, education, .etc. (do what is good to the society).
2. Knowledge Points
(1) Digital Divide
- The "
digital divide"(数字鸿沟) refers to differing access to computing devices and the Internet, based on socioeconomic, geographic, or demographic characteristics. (inequity of digital resources)
- The digital divide raises issues of equity, access, and influence, both globally and locally.
- The digital divide is affected by the actions of individuals, organizations, and governments.
- How to
reduce digital divide:
3. Exercises
