NTEN
AUGUST 25, 2009
The digital divide doesn't exist. Given the difficulty in unpacking all of the socio-economic, cultural, political, educational, and other mutually-reinforcing components of digital inequality, simple metaphors can't carry the weight. Better, perhaps, to allow that the digital divide most closely resembles, well, the world.
Tech Soup
JANUARY 27, 2015
ADB's Clic Vert Program fosters digital inclusion in French West Africa while contributing to a responsible end-of-life of computers and mobile phones. ADB also coordinates multi-stakeholder "Tech for Good" initiatives, including: SilverGEEK, an experiment to supply digital tools to the elderly. International.
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2010
Starting in the mid-1990s, telecenters provided a relatively quick and measurable way (# computers bought, # people trained) to show change in access (digital divide) and capacity building (Microsoft UP). Telecenters helped “prime the pump” in areas of ICT access market-failure.
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