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
There are very few charities I've come across that are as wide-ranging in their tech-for-good work as our French TechSoup Global partner, Ateliers du Bocage (ADB). 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.
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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). I’ve been working or interested in the space of ICT for Development (ICT4D) for about a decade now.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
Use and application of digital tools is a tactical concern– important, but not the endpoint. One, the key issue facing activists who wish for real social change is the mismatch between the scale of our problems (global) and the natural scale of our sociality (local). I will make two main points in this post.
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