Digital Divide
Digital technology is taking over many aspects of our lives. In more economically developed world people
spend hours on social network platforms Facebooking, messaging, e-mailing, Tweeting, as well as playing
games, watching YouTube videos and surfing the net to find the latest reddit update, favorite podcast or shop
online. Whether it is in paying bills, researching, creative expression, running a business, or reading the
news, the Internet allows humanity to progress at its greatest efficiency, provided that everyone has access. But
4.5 billion people do not have access to the Internet. How can we overcome the digital divide and connect
everyone, everywhere in this new age of information?
spend hours on social network platforms Facebooking, messaging, e-mailing, Tweeting, as well as playing
games, watching YouTube videos and surfing the net to find the latest reddit update, favorite podcast or shop
online. Whether it is in paying bills, researching, creative expression, running a business, or reading the
news, the Internet allows humanity to progress at its greatest efficiency, provided that everyone has access. But
4.5 billion people do not have access to the Internet. How can we overcome the digital divide and connect
everyone, everywhere in this new age of information?