Tuesday, March 27
3:30 PM-4:30 PM
UTC
Texas Ballroom A

What does the DIgital Divide Look like in a Flat World?

Panel ID: 17859
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    Victor Sutton
    Thornburg Center for Professional Development
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    Raymond Rose
    Indepedent consultant

Abstract: The Digital Divide remains wide despite increased connectivity worldwide,The digital divide between nations remains wide: a person in a high-income country is over 22 times more likely to be an Internet user than one in a low-income nation. There are signs, however, that information and communication technology (ICT) diffusion is slowly becoming more equal, according to UNCTAD´s newly released report: The Digital Divide: ICT Diffusion Index 2005. There are many reasons for the digital divide, but most are related to the primary cause: poverty.The Digital Divide Report: ICT Diffusion Index, 2005

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