History of Access The digital divide has evolved from differential access to differential pattern of usage. The digital divide is most commonly defined as the gap between those individuals and communities that have, and do not have, access to the information technologies that are transforming our live. The haves are the wealth white Americans that have access to the latest and greatest technology. They have the smart phones, computers, and laptops. While the poor minorities are the have nots, they have access to phone and computers but not as high tech as the wealthy.
Patterns of usage
The access to cell phones, smart phones, and mobile computing has increased for all people. Almost everyone can afford to have a phone or have access to the internet. There is a distinction between using a phone for communication and using it to access digital information, having a phone is not the same as having a networking computer. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) focuses largely on expanding broadband internet access. So that all people have the same access to the same type, speed, and nature of access to information.
The digital divide has evolved from differential access to differential pattern of usage. The digital divide is most commonly defined as the gap between those individuals and communities that have, and do not have, access to the information technologies that are transforming our live. The haves are the wealth white Americans that have access to the latest and greatest technology. They have the smart phones, computers, and laptops. While the poor minorities are the have nots, they have access to phone and computers but not as high tech as the wealthy.
Patterns of usage
The access to cell phones, smart phones, and mobile computing has increased for all people. Almost everyone can afford to have a phone or have access to the internet. There is a distinction between using a phone for communication and using it to access digital information, having a phone is not the same as having a networking computer. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) focuses largely on expanding broadband internet access. So that all people have the same access to the same type, speed, and nature of access to information.