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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

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.

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TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Tech Soup

But it's also the second largest mobile phone recycler in France and one of the largest in Europe. ADB also collects and sorts office waste, including ink cartridges and PCs, as well as mobile phones for recycling or reuse in its thrift stores. ADB now collects approximately 180,000 mobile phones per year. International.

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

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). Mobile phones have made the uptake of ICT services achievable because they have become incredibly available. Realizing Potential .

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