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Digital Divide Refers to the gap between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels with regard to both their opportunities to access information and communication technologies (ICTs) and to their use of the Internet for a wide variety of activities. The digital divide reflects various differences among and within countries. [OECD]
Why We Must Act Now on Universal Internet Access and the Digital Divide High speed Internet is essential for economic growth and global competitiveness. The United States has fallen from 1st to 15th in high-speed Internet penetration. High-tech innovation, job growth, telemedicine, distance learning, rural development, public safety, and e-government require truly high-speed, universal networks.
The digital divide leaves a large slice of our citizens without high speed Internet access, and some without Internet access at all. Those who “go without” are left out of the potential advantages of high speed Internet access in areas as diverse as education and health, to civic participation and staying up on the news.
