The Digital Divide: Vision and Strategy
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Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysore 570 006. Karnataka
M. Chandrashekara -
St Philomina’s College, Bannimantap, MysoreRonald Cutinha
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DOSLISc. University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006Khaiser Nikam
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2004/v41i3/44484Keywords:
Divide, Information Society, Information and Communication TechnologiesAbstract
The postindustrial society is marked as the information centered society. The emergence of Information Communication Technologies (ICTS) has posed both challenges and opportunities for the present generation. The societies such as Indian, which missed out the great revolutions in the past, are able to catch up with the present IT revolution. But in most of the Latin American, African and the South Asian countries scenario is pretty dim. It is due to the emergence of the digital divide. This divide is similar to the economic divide in the past of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’. All over the world efforts are on to bridge this digital divides. The prominent players hail from all the three sectors viz.: public, private and the social sector. Thos article presents the current scenario and some of the strategies adopted in overcoming the digital divide. It emphasis the roles of major institutions, NGO’s and some of the countries which are constantly working toward the solving this problem. This article benefits the student and faculty of IT, information science and those who are generally interested in understanding the Digital Divide.
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