Digital Divide
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Today we new technology for , but 50% of the people in the world have even used a telephone.
There is a huge between those who have to new technology and those who don't. It is called the digital divide.
The truth is that fewer than 17% of the people in the world can actually use the internet.
To go you need a computer, the right software, a line, a modem and a to an internet service provider. These aren't cheap and a lot of people, especially in poor countries, can't them.
Then there is the language . Four-fifths of all websites are in English. Many people around the world cannot even read or write in their own language, alone a foreign language. If people can't read, it will be hard to teach them how to a computer.
The technology gap also exists, because many people have an way of thinking and they can't imagine how technology can help them.
Education is the . Governments, Information Technology industries and educational should work together to people.
When we the digital divide, everyone will have opportunities and the power that technology brings.
