| 2006/06/26 11:08:24 PDT by NormanZhu |
I don't get it what the heck is the Digital Divide... I got this, "The digital divide is the gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies and those without." from Wikipedia, but I dun get it at all. It's just a big gap... How can it be a problem...
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| 2006/06/26 11:45:04 PDT by Terrance |
Ok, Norman...it's a problem because technology really improves the quality of life. Countries with digitial technology are obviously affluent and their citizens have a better life. Cleaner water, cleaner air (for the most part), etc. However, countries that are undeveloped, who are obviously on the other side of the divide, do not have those basic necessities of life. They are therefore more concentrated on acquiring those essentials, and not finding access to the Internet.
The Internet (as you can see from a lot of ads) is a great medium for business. Many of the undeveloped countries are potentially amazing markets for goods (as is the opposite, that is, access to the international market would greatly improve the economies of the Third World countries). For example, say you are guy in Peru, who weaves quilts. Access to the Internet would allow you to sell your products to people around the world, greatly improving your business revenue. Such business would provide these undeveloped countries with the opportunity to develop, and improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Within the US, this is very much the same. On a more local level, the Internet is a great educational tool. Areas without access to the Internet may provide education of a lesser value than that of an area with access.
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| 2006/06/26 11:45:41 PDT by MANG0xSALSA |
Ok, Norman...it's a problem because technology really improves the quality of life. Countries with digitial technology are obviously affluent and their citizens have a better life. Cleaner water, cleaner air (for the most part), etc. However, countries that are undeveloped, who are obviously on the other side of the divide, do not have those basic necessities of life. They are therefore more concentrated on acquiring those essentials, and not finding access to the Internet.
The Internet (as you can see from a lot of ads) is a great medium for business. Many of the undeveloped countries are potentially amazing markets for goods (as is the opposite, that is, access to the international market would greatly improve the economies of the Third World countries). For example, say you are guy in Peru, who weaves quilts. Access to the Internet would allow you to sell your products to people around the world, greatly improving your business revenue. Such business would provide these undeveloped countries with the opportunity to develop, and improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Within the US, this is very much the same. On a more local level, the Internet is a great educational tool. Areas without access to the Internet may provide education of a lesser value than that of an area with access.
oh my thats a pretty long post.. >.<
and its hecka wordy..
yeah..
i still dont really get ALL of it..
but i get the basic idea..
@.@
| 2006/06/26 11:48:32 PDT by FujiApples |
Just copy paste that as your answer.
Keep it on the hush hush though.
| 2006/06/26 11:51:07 PDT by Terrance |
Hahaha yeah. "That's school. Ask enough questions so that other people answer it for you." ~ Ozzie
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| 2006/06/26 11:53:44 PDT by Forward Biased |
Keep it on the hush hush though.
err... too late?
| 2006/06/26 13:16:56 PDT by MANG0xSALSA Edited at 2006/06/26 13:19:45 PDT |
Ok, Norman...it's a problem because technology really improves the quality of life. Countries with digitial technology are obviously affluent and their citizens have a better life. Cleaner water, cleaner air (for the most part), etc. However, countries that are undeveloped, who are obviously on the other side of the divide, do not have those basic necessities of life. They are therefore more concentrated on acquiring those essentials, and not finding access to the Internet.
The Internet (as you can see from a lot of ads) is a great medium for business. Many of the undeveloped countries are potentially amazing markets for goods (as is the opposite, that is, access to the international market would greatly improve the economies of the Third World countries). For example, say you are guy in Peru, who weaves quilts. Access to the Internet would allow you to sell your products to people around the world, greatly improving your business revenue. Such business would provide these undeveloped countries with the opportunity to develop, and improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Within the US, this is very much the same. On a more local level, the Internet is a great educational tool. Areas without access to the Internet may provide education of a lesser value than that of an area with access.
HAH!
i get it now.
=P
so there!
xD
wait, WHAT was the point of terrance's lecture?
| 2006/06/26 13:22:26 PDT by kass Edited by Terrance at 2006/06/26 13:36:13 PDT |
This is a tough topic to talk about, so kudos to Terrance for taking it on. :x I certainly didn't understand the first time I heard it... took a couple years for the significance to settle in.
Basically, we're asking people to recognize that as widespread as the Internet seems to be, not everyone on the planet has access to it. This may seem obvious, that people in lesser developed countries with lives that are focused towards simply surviving from day to day do not have access to the Internet, nor is it high on their "to try one day" lists.
This is really an unfortunate consequence, because the Internet is considered by many to be "the great equalizer"... a virtual arena where everyone who logs onto it is treated as an equal. The Internet is probably the singularly most powerful educational tool ever available to mankind and the people who are in most dire need of that education, or at least stand to benefit the most from it, are the same people who can't access it in the first place.
To this end, and this is something Terrance didn't mention... there are a lot of different efforts occurring to remedy this Digital Divide, to bring the Internet to people who would otherwise never experience it. Efforts like this one: For each poor child in world: a laptop
Doesn't everyone deserve to use the Internet?
// I was checking the forum code for the link.
| 2006/06/26 13:33:39 PDT by Terrance |
Thanks Kass. If you have any more questions, I'll try to answer them.
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| 2006/06/26 13:40:23 PDT by lloyd |
Just copy paste that as your answer.
Keep it on the hush hush though.
Haha. Funny.
NOT. Plagiarism is an obvious no-no, here as in any other ATDP class; and it 's pretty easy nowadays to find out if your words aren't your own. So. Copy-and-paste at your peril.
You do know that plagiarism at ATDP is punishable by expulsion, yes?
Yes. I thought so. ;p
| 2006/06/26 14:00:44 PDT by Raikia |
Aw, shoot. My life's plan ruined. </3
I understood the thing about the Digital Divide o.o But I thought there were more Journal Questions.
P.S. Nice job on the lecture, Terrance.
P.P.S. Superior slide show skills, Kyle and co.
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| 2006/06/26 15:31:12 PDT by Terrance |
Hahaha, thank you, Alina and Siu-Yuan, for the origami...thing. And thanks.
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| 2006/06/26 18:42:08 PDT by EggPuffs |
Hahaha, thank you, Alina and Siu-Yuan, for the origami...thing. And thanks.
That wasn't me, heh. All Alina's evil generous and thoughtful doing! =D
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