ICT has changed the way that many of us live, bringing about educational, social, cultural, and economic benefits to those with access. However those who do not have this access, or are limited, it has brought about no change, or benefit, known as the digital divide. Usually, the divide is discussed with the issue that many countries have more access than other countries, who have very limited resources. The digital divide is not just about wether the area is connected to the Internet, but the access to ICT, including factors such as the quality of connection and the related services.
As you can see from the picture, there are still many places that are significantly less connected than others, for example Myanmar is only at 0.2% online. Although there are countries that are extremely advanced and forward, there are still those that are behind, which is why there needs to constantly be new initiatives being introduced, and reviews if these are working/not working.
There has been many initatives put forward to try and stop the digital divide becoming even more of an issue, equiping different areas they need to use ICT and improve their lifestyle.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/links10.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8568681.stm
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