Digital Divide (Internet)

Digital Divide Sites:

World Computer Literacy World Computer Literacy: December 2, 2001, marks the first World Computer Literacy Day. Over 27 countries are participating in this event to bring technology to those who do not have it. Based in India. (Digital Divide) http://www.worldcomputerliteracy.net/ Digital Divide Network Digital Divide Network: Sponsored by the Benton Foundation with the National Urban League and a variety of industries, the Digital Divide Network provides links to and information about research, data, resources, and grants available on the topic of inequitable access. (Digital Divide) http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/ Municipal Research & Services Center Municipal Research & Services Center: This site has links to groups and organization concerned with information technology and retraining urban workers, equalizing access, improving access in schools. (Digital Divide) http://www.mrsc.org/legal/telecomm/digdiv.htm An Educator's Guide to Access Issues An Educator's Guide to Access Issues: In order to meet the needs of students in today's world, access to technologies must be equally available to all students. Accessibility issues include social, economic, and educational status, gender, funding, hearing, visual, and other physical disabil (Digital Divide) http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/access/index.html Falling Through the Net Falling Through the Net: National Telecommunications and Information Administration government report on the information technology gap in America. Download in PDF. Has links to fact sheets and charts. (Digital Divide) http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/digitaldivide/ Grameen Telecom's Village Phone Programme Grameen Telecom's Village Phone Programme: This is a detailed case study of extending telecommunications to rural Bangladesh. (Digital Divide) http://www.telecommons.com/villagephone/contents.html Computers for Africa - bridging the digital divide Computers for Africa - bridging the digital divide: Computers for Africa refurbishes and ships used computers to organizations in East Africa. We work to bridge the digital divide, focusing on women and youth groups and organizations working for social development. (Digital Divide) http://www.computers4africa.org/ Women-Related Internet Info Email Lists Women-Related Internet Info Email Lists: List of news and discussion groups for women interested in the digital divide based on gender. (Digital Divide) http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_net.html From Access to Outcomes: A New Report on the Digital Divide from the Morino Institute From Access to Outcomes: A New Report on the Digital Divide from the Morino Institute: Paper from the Morino Institute argues that technology is not an end by itself but should serve as a bridge to ending other types of 'social divides.' (Digital Divide) http://www.morino.org/divides Tennessee State University Digital Divide Conference Tennessee State University Digital Divide Conference: A conferencing alliance to bridge the digital divide between historically black colleges, universities and other higher educational institutions. (Digital Divide) http://explorers.tsuniv.edu/tsuaol/default.htm The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use: Article by Thomas Novak and Donna Hoffman for Project 2000, sponsored by Vanderbilt University. Links to references. (Digital Divide) http://elab.vanderbilt.edu/research/papers/html/manuscripts/race/science.html OpNet OpNet: A non-profit organization working to bridge the digital divide by training young people to do web design. Provides economic opportunity through on-line job postings and internships. Based in San Francisco. (Digital Divide) http://www.opnetwork.org Information Systems for International Development Information Systems for International Development: This is a list of resources related to the planning and deployment of information systems in developing countries. (Digital Divide) http://members.aol.com/kabjian/itindev.htm The Analog Divide: Technology Practices in Public Education The Analog Divide: Technology Practices in Public Education: Research article on the digital divide and infrastructure design in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). (Digital Divide) http://torinmonahan.com/papers/analog.htm KITE, Inc. KITE, Inc.: Non-profit organization seeking to narrow the digital divide on a global scale by giving grants of hardware, software, and technical training to organizations in the Third World. (Digital Divide) http://www.kiteinc.org/ Computers for Learning Computers for Learning: Texas organization refurbishes donated computers from businesses and gives them to kids to use at home. Good layout of how to do this in your area. (Digital Divide) http://www.computers-for-learning.org/home.html Bridges.org Bridges.org: International NGO aiming to help people in developing countries use ICT to improve their lives. Has online newsletter. (Digital Divide) http://www.bridges.org Beaumont Foundation of America Beaumont Foundation of America: Grants computers to communities, schools, and individuals to support digital inclusion for underserved individuals. (Digital Divide) http://www.bmtfoundation.com/ Literacy.org Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI) Literacy.org Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI): Addresses the digital divide of education and technology in emerging economies. (Digital Divide) http://literacy.org/bfi_ili/ London School of Economics Chair for New Media and the Internet London School of Economics Chair for New Media and the Internet: Lecture by Professor Robin Mansell on the role media and networks can play in bridging the digital divide. PDF format. (Digital Divide) http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/Media/rmlecture.pdf News: Report: Money, not Race, Underlies Digital Divide News: Report: Money, not Race, Underlies Digital Divide: Money, not race, is a deciding factor in determining from which side of the digital divide a person will view the future, according to Jupiter Communications, Inc. (Digital Divide) http://www.computeruser.com/news/00/06/19/news18.html GITA - Government Information Technology Agency - Arizona GITA - Government Information Technology Agency - Arizona: (Digital Divide) http://gita.state.az.us/GITA/telecom/topazpr.htm Info Today Info Today: Article by Andy Carvin of the Benton Foundation arguing that the digital divide is the civil rights issue of the next century. (Digital Divide) http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/Jan00/carvin.htm The Internet and Rural Development The Internet and Rural Development: This FAO report outlines the elements of a communication for development approach applied to the problems of rural development. (Digital Divide) http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/CDdirect/CDDO/contents.htm Plugged In Plugged In: An organization in East Palo Alto, CA, offers training for young people, assists community organizations in getting on-line and offers computer access for the entire community. (Digital Divide) http://www.pluggedin.org/ United Kingdom Statistics Web Site United Kingdom Statistics Web Site: Latest statistics for Internet access in the UK. In PDF. (Digital Divide) http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/inter0700.pdf Washington University Digital Divide Project Washington University Digital Divide Project: Resources for teachers and students interested in the digital divide. Focus is on K-12, the WTO and e-commerce. (Digital Divide) http://www.washington.edu/wto/digital Living in an e-World: An Information Society for All? Living in an e-World: An Information Society for All?: Explaining the Digital Divide, the exclusion of those left aside the Information Society Development by comparing projects in France & Estonia to involve all in the use of Internet. (Digital Divide) http://gguillotin.chez.tiscali.fr/digital_divide_and_information_society.htm Rhayader Telecentre Rhayader Telecentre: Support service to help bridge the digital divide for those without access to information technologies in rural Wales. (Digital Divide) http://www.rcs.telecentres.com International Community Telecentre Resources Website International Community Telecentre Resources Website: Aimed at facilitating networking among community telecentres worldwide, through the sharing of information, experiences and resources related to practical telecentre implementation and management. (Digital Divide) http://www.unesco.org/webworld/build_info/gct/index.shtml How Worldwide Is the Web? How Worldwide Is the Web?: Discusses the meaning of "world" in "worldwide web" and asks what the global network really means. (Digital Divide) http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/jaal/Feb_Column.html eChapman Online eChapman Online: Online stock trading with a new focus on emerging US companies owned by women, Latinos, African Americans, and other minorities. (Digital Divide) http://www.echapman.com/ Global Knowledge for Development Discussion Database Global Knowledge for Development Discussion Database: Archive of the Global Knowledge Discussion list. This is the major list dealing with ICTs in Development (Digital Divide) http://notes.edc.org/GLG/GKD/repo.nsf/search Digital Dividend Digital Dividend: Explores sustainable business models for bridging the global digital divide. Its Project Clearinghouse is a database of nearly 700 digitally-enabled social enterprises in developing countries. (Digital Divide) http://www.digitaldividend.org/ CPSR Winter 2000 Newsletter: Gender in the Internet Age CPSR Winter 2000 Newsletter: Gender in the Internet Age: Explores the digital divide on a gender basis. Newsletter can be downloaded. Has a link to a discussion. (Digital Divide) http://www.cpsr.org/publications/newsletters/issues/2000/Winter2000/index.html Digital Divide's New Frontier Digital Divide's New Frontier: Audit/analysis of online opportunities and information for low income persons. Many links to information. Download in PDF. (Digital Divide) http://www.childrenspartnership.org/pub/low_income/ Neighborhood Networks Neighborhood Networks: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) site dedicated to fostering technology growth and bridging the digital divide. Information on how to create and sustain a neighborhood network, including funding sources. (Digital Divide) http://www.hud.gov/nnw/nnwindex.html CNET News.com - What digital divide? CNET News.com - What digital divide?: Pacific Research Institute director Sonia Arrison says that rhetoric notwithstanding, the digital divide is not a crisis and is certainly not destined to become the civil liberties issue of the 21st century. (Digital Divide) http://news.com.com/2010-1071-858537.html Digital Opportunity Coalition Chicago Digital Opportunity Coalition Chicago: docChicago is a regional resource center for digital divide activists, business people, and politicians. docChicago publishes original content as well as providing resources. Also has links to other "digital divide" sites with a focus on Chicag (Digital Divide) http://www.docChicago.net VERCON Communications for Agriculture VERCON Communications for Agriculture: VERCON is the virtual extension work project run by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) This is a full description of the project. (Digital Divide) http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/KN1007_en.htm InterConnection InterConnection: A non-profit group that donates web sites and Internet hosting to organizations dedicated to benefiting the local community or environment to help eliminate the digital divide. (Digital Divide) http://www.interconnection.org OneWorld.net Digital Divide Campaign OneWorld.net Digital Divide Campaign: Latest news, background on the issues, links and action on the global digital divide from the OneWorld Network of NGOs working worldwide in sustainable development and human rights. (Digital Divide) http://www.oneworld.net/campaigns/digitaldivide BBC News: Bridging the digital divide BBC News: Bridging the digital divide: BBC News Online concerning the international digital divide. Case studies focus on Burkina Faso, United States, Morocco, nd Mongolia. (Digital Divide) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/10/99/information_rich_information_poor/466651.stm Money drives the digital divide - Jun. 20, 2000 Money drives the digital divide - Jun. 20, 2000: The rich aren't only getting richer, a new report finds they're also getting wired. (Digital Divide) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/06/20/life/q_divide/ Solve Poverty - You Can Help Solve Poverty Solve Poverty - You Can Help Solve Poverty: Two organizations, Opportunity International and Hyperstudy.com Pty Ltd, working to provide small loans, on-line education and other resources to the economically disadvantaged. Lots of on-site links to other poverty related issues and services. Click and (Digital Divide) http://www.solvepoverty.com Women in Global Science and Technology Women in Global Science and Technology: The main theme of this organization is empowering women through technology. The focus is global and there is an international bibliography (dated 1997, but still useful) on issues concerning gender equity in technology. (Digital Divide) http://www.wigsat.org/ Digital Divide Digital Divide: Information on public television's two part series on the Digital Divide. Links to various sites concerning the digital divide and race, gender, and education. Also has links for educators to learn more about the issue and to implement new strategies in t (Digital Divide) http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/ Digital Divide Solutions Digital Divide Solutions: Information, resources, and links to ways to decrease the digital divide. From the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University and The College Board. (Digital Divide) http://www.asu.edu/DigitalDivideSolutions Haves, Have-Nots, and Have-to-Haves: Net Effects of the Digital Divide Haves, Have-Nots, and Have-to-Haves: Net Effects of the Digital Divide: US focussed Discussion Paper (Digital Divide) http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/is98/final_papers/Rozner.html Facts and Fictions About the Digital Divide Facts and Fictions About the Digital Divide: A rigourous analysis of access issues within a North American context. (Digital Divide) http://khacker2.freeyellow.com/ddnow6.htm San Diego Futures Foundation San Diego Futures Foundation: The San Diego Futures Foundation provides computer technology and services to nonprofit organizations and schools to help bridge the digital divide in San Diego County. (Digital Divide) http://www.sdfutures.org The Digital Divide The Digital Divide: From about.com. Article on adult learning and the digital divide. Links to other articles including the digital divide and race relations. (Digital Divide) http://adulted.about.com/education/adulted/library/weekly/aa100399.htm Benton Foundation Benton Foundation: Works with other groups such as National Urban League, AOL, National Endowment for the Arts to help provide solutions for bridging the digital divide. Links to various foundations including Ford, Kellogg. Offers free on-line versions of reports dealing wi (Digital Divide) http://www.benton.org/ The Center for the Study of Technology and Society - Equity The Center for the Study of Technology and Society - Equity: Equity and access concerns are addressed based on race, sex, content, socioeconomic status. Links to news articles, conferences, and other site dealing with the Digital Divide. (Digital Divide) http://www.tecsoc.org/equity/equity.htm M.S. Swaminath Research Foundation M.S. Swaminath Research Foundation: This is a research Foundation working in India on the issues of access to communications for poor village communities. They are particularly interested in supporting content generation at a local level, to ensure that localy relevant information is avail (Digital Divide) http://www.mssrf.org/ Urban Ed, Inc. Urban Ed, Inc.: Washington DC area start-up nonprofit organization offering computer science training to community members. (Digital Divide) http://www.urbaned.org World Economic Forum - Digital Divide World Economic Forum - Digital Divide: Information on the WEF task force, which was designed as a platform for discussion, coordination and development of digital divide projects. The task force brings together high-calibre representatives from the public and private sectors as well as civil s (Digital Divide) http://www.weforum.org/digitaldivide United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force: UN body set up to deal with the "digital divide" worldwide. (Digital Divide) http://www.unicttaskforce.org/ AOL Time Warner Foundation | Digital Divide Bridge Grants AOL Time Warner Foundation | Digital Divide Bridge Grants: Describes recipients of the grants in the year 2000. (Digital Divide) http://aoltimewarnerfoundation.org/expand/digital_grants.html Challenging the Digital Divide Challenging the Digital Divide: Many people, mostly those already poor or socially disadvantaged in some other way, cannot or do not have access to new technologies and the opportunities they bring. These people stand on the wrong side of the "digital divide." (Digital Divide) http://www.flexibility.co.uk/issues/debates/divide.htm Morino Institute Morino Institute: A nonprofit organization whose mission includes closing social divides and understanding the relationship and impact of the Internet on (US)society. Easily accessible site with good resources. (Digital Divide) http://www.morino.org Committee to Democratize Information Technology Committee to Democratize Information Technology: Based in Brazil, this organization's slogan is "Say No to the Digital Apartheid." The organization works with and seeks partnerships with industry in provide equal access in all the school. In English and Portuguese. (Digital Divide) http://www.cdi.org.br/ Digital Opportunity Channel Digital Opportunity Channel: Very extensive digital divide news portal. Collaboration between OneWorld.net and the Digital Divide Network. Has newsletter. (Digital Divide) http://www.digitalopportunity.org First Monday - Effective use: A community informatics strategy beyond the Digital Divide First Monday - Effective use: A community informatics strategy beyond the Digital Divide: Paper by Michael Gurstein examines the concepts and strategies underlying the notion of the Digital Divide and concludes that it is little more than a marketing campaign for Internet service providers. (Digital Divide) http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_12/gurstein/ The Communications Initiative The Communications Initiative: This is one of quite a few major Portals aimed at this type of "Digital Divide" issue. It is supported by major research organisations in this field such as the Canadian Development Agency, and by large content providers such as the BBC. (Digital Divide) http://www.comminit.com/index.html Contentbank.org - The Search for High-Quality Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Communities: Evaluating and Producing What's Needed Contentbank.org - The Search for High-Quality Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Communities: Evaluating and Producing What's Needed: Research and recommendations to encourage the creation of low-barrier content and the careful evaluation of existing content to ensure that low-income and underserved individuals find a wide array of the online resources they want most. An Issue Brief a (Digital Divide) http://www.contentbank.org/addition_research.asp Washington State University Center to Bridge the Digital Divide Washington State University Center to Bridge the Digital Divide: Center devoted to equalizing information access and resources. Links to various projects in the Washington state area. Links to pilot programs such as community investment initiative. (Digital Divide) http://cbdd.wsu.edu/ World e_inclusion World e_inclusion: Hewlett Packard's site to assist the rural poor in bridging the digital divide. (Digital Divide) http://www.hp.com/e-inclusion/ First Monday - Why the "don’t–want–tos" won’t compute: Lessons from a New Zealand ICT Project First Monday - Why the "don’t–want–tos" won’t compute: Lessons from a New Zealand ICT Project: Journal article by Barbara Crump and Andrea McIlroy. This paper asks the question, why, when computing is available in a socially situated, convenient environment, at no cost, do people choose not to compute? (Digital Divide) http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_12/crump/ Digital Divide - Race Relations - Net Links Digital Divide - Race Relations - Net Links: Links concerning race and information technology. Also has links to sites on other gender and race issues. (Digital Divide) http://racerelations.about.com/newsissues/racerelations/msubdigdivide.htm?iam=ask&terms=%22digital+divide%22