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Essay Instructions: It has to be an essay and web sites do not count as "sources". It has to be a journal, article, etc. The topic is : Digital divide crosses all borders, culturally and geographically, discuss how the digital divide affects society in 2014. Please use harvard style citation.
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Essay Instructions: The Digital Divide is the divide between those people who have regular access to information technology and have the opportunity to develop basic information literacy. Many argue that those people who are on the wrong side of the digital divide are prevented from reaping the opportunities available in the information age. Write a short essay discussing the following issues related to the digital divide:

Do you think that the digital divide is a major problem inside the United States: Why or why not?

Do you think that the digital divide is a major problem around the world? Why or why not?

What solutions would you propose for overcoming the digital divide? Would those solutions involve public-sector organizations, private sector organizations, or non-profit sector organizations?

What role could IT professionals and IT companies play in overcoming the digital divide? Explain your answer.

Essay Instructions: What is the digital Divide? by Harouna Ba

http://tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/divide/politics/ba.html

In a three page paper please answer the following question:
What are the two most important things we need to create, and what are the two most important obstacles we need to overcome, in dealing with the digital divide

use Ba as your starting point but research this issue throughly on the web and in cyber libraries and be sure to make your point in terms of normative ethics.

Essay Instructions: The “great digital divide” is a term coined to address the concerns of many people that the world is becoming one marked by “have’s” and “have not’s” with respect to technology – that is, the traditional notion of a “third world” is now also being defined by the extent to which a country has access to and uses technology. Find out what, if anything the United Nations is doing about this issue and express an opinion on whether or not your believe its efforts will be successful. Determine if there are organizations such as private companies or foundations that have the digital divide high on their agendas. For any such organizations you find, evaluate their efforts and express an opinion as to whether or not they will be successful. Finally, search for a less developed country that is making significant local efforts to deal with the digital divide. If you can’t find one, prepare a list of the countries you reviewed and briefly describe the conditions in one of them with respect to technology.