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Harsha Alles, Mike Carroll, Stacey Lee, and John Wu
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Divide is in US, not only global
Technology advancing faster
Harder to stay updated
◦ Especially elderly
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Younger people are learning technology
Speed of technology increase is making the
divide larger and larger
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Areas with larger ratios of computers per
people:
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North America
Europe
China
Australia
Areas with considerably smaller ratios:
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Most parts of Africa
Southern Asia
Steps to Overcome the Digital Divide
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One Laptop per Child Program (OLPC)
◦ Supported by multinational companies, such as Google,
AMD, and eBay,
◦ OLPC aims to provide children in developing countries with
durable machines.
◦ These sub-notebooks are intended to promote learning.
The laptop used by this program
costs $100-$200 USD and is said
to last for a minimum of 5 years.
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Geekcorps
◦ Sends people to developing countries to improve their
computing
◦ development and infrastructure.
USAID
◦ Provides funds for developing countries to purchase technology
UN
◦ Information Society Day (May 17)
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US govt
◦ Recovery Act: Broadband Initiative
◦ E-rate Program
 subsidies to schools and libraries in mostly poor areas to purchase
telecom and internet access
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Various other non-profits