Comments on: Bridging the Digital Divide Takes More than Just Access http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/bridging-the-digital-divide-takes-more-than-just-access/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:23:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: carogray http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/bridging-the-digital-divide-takes-more-than-just-access/comment-page-1/#comment-874330 carogray Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:32:50 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4796#comment-874330 The thing that people seem to forget so often when referring to the Digital Divide is the absence of relevant content on the Internet for people considered socially excluded/underserved etc. what good is the hardware if there isn't enough meaningful, useful, accessible = understandable, relevant content. children's partnership has a couple of very good reports that are not rather old but still on point about making content accessible to people who may have low literacy, are poor etc. Web 2.0 is has come a long way towards enrolling people who are disadvantaged in creating their own content and government entities - particularly in the UK are making efforts to present information in Plain English/Plain Language but there is still a long way to go. The thing that people seem to forget so often when referring to the Digital Divide is the absence of relevant content on the Internet for people considered socially excluded/underserved etc.
what good is the hardware if there isn’t enough meaningful, useful, accessible = understandable, relevant content. children’s partnership has a couple of very good reports that are not rather old but still on point about making content accessible to people who may have low literacy, are poor etc. Web 2.0 is has come a long way towards enrolling people who are disadvantaged in creating their own content and government entities – particularly in the UK are making efforts to present information in Plain English/Plain Language but there is still a long way to go.

]]> By: charmedlover http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/bridging-the-digital-divide-takes-more-than-just-access/comment-page-1/#comment-870511 charmedlover Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:08:41 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4796#comment-870511 <blockquote>the ideas presented here could easily be applied to any poor population around the world</blockquote> Since when was the UK a poor country? I know what you mean, but you worded it rather funny.

the ideas presented here could easily be applied to any poor population around the world

Since when was the UK a poor country? I know what you mean, but you worded it rather funny.

]]> By: Paul Scott http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/01/30/bridging-the-digital-divide-takes-more-than-just-access/comment-page-1/#comment-870415 Paul Scott Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:30:46 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=4796#comment-870415 In Africa, the lack of access to PC's is mitigated by the fact that there are 1.2 mobile phones per person on average. This means that mobile network usage *could* be ubiquitous IF there was decent and cost effective access. In Africa, the lack of access to PC’s is mitigated by the fact that there are 1.2 mobile phones per person on average. This means that mobile network usage *could* be ubiquitous IF there was decent and cost effective access.

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