1. Digital divide What is Digital divide What is Global Digital divide
What governments can do to reduce the effects
Effects on employment opps

2. What is Digital divide Page 90, Q i
Gap between people who have access and those who do not have access to IT services such as Internet
Gap between skilled IT users and unskilled IT users

3. Global digital divide Page 92, Q 9
Gap between developed and developing countries
regarding access to ICT services such as Internet
regarding skills in computing/ICT
regarding opportunities related to computing/ICT

4. Impact of Digital divide on employment opportunities
People lacking ICT skills will not be employed so easily
people lacking ICT skills will not be able to use ICT to search for jobs
people lacking ICT skills will not be able to use ICT to apply for jobs
people lacking ICT skills will not be able to use ICT to create CVs
Find five more points

5. Impact of Digital divide on health services
People lacking ICT skills cannot book appointments with doctors online.
People lacking ICT skills cannot find a suitable hospital and doctor for their ailments.
People lacking ICT skills cannot order drugs online.
People lacking ICT skills cannot have access to services like online expert system/NHS direct.
Hospitals lacking ICT facilities cannot have a centralised database for patients records, hence doctors may not be familiar with a patient and the patient may be treated without considering their allergies.

6. Impact of Digital divide on Educational services
Schools lacking ICT skills cannot offer subjects like ICT.
Students lacking ICT skills cannot have access to as many universities as possible.
Students lacking ICT skills cannot have access to Internet for research.
Task: Find 3 more

7. Task
Answer Q 9 on Page 94

8. What governments can do to reduce the effects of it
Page 90, Q ii
Improved communications coverage/infrastructure for Internet access and mobile/cell phones
Provision of public access to Internet facilities in, e.g. government buildings/libraries/schools and Internet kiosks
Provision of (cheap) laptops/PCs/mobile phones to, e.g. elderly/poor/school children
Recycling of discarded/used PCs/laptops/mobile phones for use by underprivileged/disenfranchised
Provision of training services/sessions free of charge/reduced rates/in government centre

9. How the government could educate residents to reduce DD
Page 96
Provide courses free of charge in using computers
Provide trainers to go into villages to run courses
Purchase low cost systems for the villages
Prepare written training material for villages
Creating forums for self help

10. How ICT developments are reducing DD
Page 95
ICT components have fallen in price due to improvements in production
Telecomms cost is also falling
New smaller processors have produced smaller/cheaper PCs
Developments in ICT encourages recycling of older equipment that can be used
Advances in devices enables disabled people to use ICT
More/cheaper Computer based training
Open source software has improved for users