ENST 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Digital Divide, Global Issue, System Model
6 Dec 2018
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Week 5 - the geography of a cellphone. The playing field is being levelled the playing field is being flattened the world is flat! Unevenness can be described as spatial or social. At the turn of the 21st century 1/3 of the united states was accessing the. Internet while only one hundredth of 1% had access to this in the country of africa. The unequal access of technology, telecommunications and technology information, in particular the internet. Global issue - canadians rank #1 in internet usage amongst the rest of the world. 16 to 24 years have demonstrated the highest internet usage. Equality is important as individuals that lack access to resources are missing out on skills, resources and other aspects of the digital world. Research shows a clear correlation between social and digital exclusion. Lack of time (prioritizing other activities above the training of electronics) The process is linked into the world-through a global economic structure.
