What is Digital divide?
{{sources|date=May 2017}} {{internet}} '''Digital divide''' is the gap between parts of the world where access to [[information technology]] is very different. [[Developed country|Developed countries]] have plentiful [[internet]], [[mobile phone]]s, [[computer]]s and [[Wi-Fi]]. Other parts of the world do not. It is the difference of people that can access the internet, and the people that cannot. == Problems == A digital divide can be born for many reasons like [[Socioeconomic status|socioeconomic]] problems (few people are rich and many are poor), racial problems (there is a majority or a minority that controls the other), or geographical problems (in the cities there are technologies but there are not in [[rural]] areas). Countries on the rich side of the divide include [[Canada]], the [[United States]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Europe]] and [[Australasia]]. They have big communication [[infrastructure]], and most people can afford computers and other technology. On the poor side is [[Latin America]], [[Africa]], and [[Southeast Asia]], where there are many social problems. Technology has a long way to go before getting interest in those countries, because of problems like the price of technology and the fact that sometimes there are not any resources to help. == Inner conflict == In some parts of the world there is a large digital divide. Sometimes it is just in half of a country, or just a region, for example [[Africa]]. As with other things like [[education]] or [[transport]], some people have things that others don't have. There are big cities where technologies are cheap and there are many villages and rural communities where there is no digital/electronic technology. In this case the digital divide creates other problems. Because a part of the country is rich and another part is poor, there are often problems with trading and connections. ==Related pages== *[[Digital rights]] [[Category:Digital divide]]