Digital Divide

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 13 days ago
CQPolitics.com - The child of a science writer I know once hopped into her mother's lap and took control of the family computer. My friend was amazed to watch her daughter, who was 3 at the time, use the wheel on the mouse to scroll down the screen. "Oh," the science writer said, "that's what that does!" ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 28 days ago
A report shows the Border TV area will have the lowest level of additional channel access in the UK after going Digital. ...

Source: www.economist.com --- 6 days ago
Digital-music sales are rising SALES of Digital music are steadily growing. In 2007 Digital downloads accounted for 15% of global music sales compared with almost nothing in 2003. But the outlook for the music industry is worrying. Despite the growing market for Digital downloads, music sales have declined over the past four years and are set to continue to dwindle, partly as a result of piracy. ... ...

Source: clickz.com --- 1 day ago
Content is shaped by the medium that delivers it, so what the hell is going on? ...

Source: www.prnewswire.com --- 29 days ago
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Source: www3.open.ac.uk --- 39 days ago
The Open University has launched a new project aimed at encouraging OU students in 10 locations around the UK to gain access to new and advanced computer technology at participating libraries or online centres. Bridging the Digital Divide aims to ensure that students are able to benefit fully from the University's use of e-learning and online communications as key parts of the student learning experience. Students who do not have a computer with internet access at home or have difficulty accessing a family computer will benefit the most. The pilot scheme provides access to computers and knowledgeable staff who can provide advice and support to students in getting into StudentHome, the OU's online portal, submitting assignments, joining online forums and conferences, etc. Will Swann, Director, Students at The Open University and project leader for Bridging the Digital Divide said: "We are using leading edge technology to give our students the best possible learning experience. But being open to all is fundamental for the Open University, and that means making sure no one is excluded from the opportunity for higher education that we offer because they can't get online. "Bridging the Digital Divide is about working in partnership with local services to make sure we remain open to all." The locations for the pilot project are Penzance, Bristol, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Liverpool, Blackburn, Derby, Leicester, Bedford and Kington. The six-m ...

Source: www.variety.com --- 9 days ago
Technology News: Sides agree on 'virtual' print fees for 3-D's sake -- After a long stalemate, the country’s three largest theater chains will begin installing Digital screens —needed to play 3-D titles — en masse after reaching agreement with five studios on "virtual" print fees. ...

Source: www.forrester.com --- 1 day ago
This Technographics Insight takes a look at Hispanic technology use in the US. It examines the Hispanics’ device adoption, media use, and online activities by income. ...

Source: www.cio.com --- 4 days ago
In his opening remarks at the Commonwealth ICT Summit in Abuja this week, Nigerian President Alhaji Umara Musa Yar'Adua tasked Commonwealth ministers of ICT with lessening the Digital Divide. ...

Source: lxer.com --- 6 days ago
This week the BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme is in Brazil. Here the show investigates how the country's enthusiasm for technology is now reaching schoolchildren from all backgrounds. There are an estimated 45m PCs in Brazil, making it the world's fifth biggest market for computers. The more striking number, however, is the fraction of the population that does not have access to technology. ...

Source: www.webwire.com --- 36 days ago
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Regione Liguria have signed an agreement to extend broadband coverage in the remote areas of the region to help bridge the Digital Divide. Claudio Bur... [WebWire - Thursday, September 04, 2008] ...

Source: www.ip-watch.org --- 31 days ago
By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Arab information technology experts have welcomed a recent development in internet governance that could allow the use of Arabic script website addresses, saying it will help to protect Arabic culture, remove the language barrier and reduce the Digital and knowledge gap between the Arab ... ...

Source: www.commsday.com --- 38 days ago
The growth of Internet users in the Asia Pacific is gaining momentum as emerging markets leverage mobile phones as a new and widely available form of access. However mature markets have further widened the Digital gap with the deployment of high-speed broadband services, says the new ITU Asia Pacific Telecommunication/ICT Indicators 2008 report. add to delicious » add to digg » search technorati read more ...

Source: www.israel-times.com --- 39 days ago
San Diego Union Tribune Digital divideSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 16 hours agoSeveral ... ...

Source: www.publish.com --- 25 days ago
The goal of the new Web Foundation is not only to narrow the Digital Divide through Web access, but to empower users with access to mobile technology and other innovations. The foundation will build on the standards effort of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).... ...

Source: mybroadband.co.za --- 33 days ago
Entrepreneur can’t help himself — he’s got to train others ...

Source: www.duncanriley.com --- 18 days ago
So I told my mother on the weekend to try Google Chrome after life long Internet Explorer die-hards and Firefox haters like Steve Hodson tell me that they’re sold and have switched for life. My mother still uses IE and refuses to use Firefox, no matter how many times I’ve tried to convince her otherwise, [...] ...

Source: www.mediasyndicate.com --- 37 days ago
Internet Startup Teams with Construction News to Give the Industry Access to New Technology. ...

Source: www.siliconrepublic.com --- 8 days ago
For e-government to succeed in Ireland, it must begin with social inclusion. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 3 days ago
Mauritius gov't sets up fund to bridge Digital Divide By: Patrick Hilbert - IDG New A Authorities hope US$2.5 million fund will help provide poor with better Internet access PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS - The ... ...