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New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It

New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It

Viktor Freiman, Dragana Martinovic, Xavier Robichaud
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781522522553|ISBN10: 1522522557|EISBN13: 9781522522560
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch630
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Freiman, Viktor, et al. "New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It." Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 7248-7258. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch630

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Freiman, V., Martinovic, D., & Robichaud, X. (2018). New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (pp. 7248-7258). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch630

Chicago

Freiman, Viktor, Dragana Martinovic, and Xavier Robichaud. "New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 7248-7258. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch630

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Abstract

The chapter aims to explore, through the lenses of digital divide, what are challenges to alleviating socio-economic and intellectual limitations for prosperity of each individual. Cutting-edge research is reviewed to discuss in what way new technologies and access to them really help to develop citizens who are able to contribute in creative and democratic ways to society. While much effort has been done, in the past decade, to bridge the digital divide, by resolving access issues and usage issues, the recent studies seem to indicate that the gap at all levels, nation-wide, community-wide, special groups-wide still exists and even deepens, especially regarding digital inclusion and meeting needs of at-risk population. More systematic research and innovative practical solutions are needed to address all the aspects of digital divide: physical, financial cognitive, content and political access; also, we have to consider the technological and social resonances of digital technologies in terms of digital literacy and development of critical thinking.

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