1. Digital Divide

2. Definition of digital divide
Have and have-nots based on the followiing facts:
Technical aspects (infrastructure, ability, bandwidth)
Gender: fewer girls involved
Politics: ICT a threat for countries that do not want free flow of information
Language: a dominance of English and Western languages: limits access to information
Literacy: both illiteracy and illectronisme affect access

3. Positive facts about the technology:
Sometimes the need for ICT allows certain countries to leapfrog many technologies to acquire access (electricity, computer, networking, etc.)
Gender: some uses of the net i.e. , chat lines encourage more girls to get involved
Political: because of the free flow of information some countries are forced to become more open
Cultural: more „broadcasters“ so more cultures can speak for themselves & explain themselves
Educational: the Net opens access to educational texts: information about learning but also cultural texts

4. Recommendations
The technology could be expanded so that multimedia can overcome linguistic barriers
Educational systems in the west should open up to learn about cultures of the world
Need to assist poorer countries to access ICT using alternative technologies i.e. satellite phones, solar-powered laptops, cheaper computers
Need to create a culture of inclusion for other cultures, females
Developing countries must be included to participate in global trade markets.