Digital Divide:
The digital divide is nothing but a term that refers to the gap which usually exist between individuals who have the capacity to access communication technology,modern information and those who lack such access.
Solutions for Digital divide:
- Increase affordability.
- Empowering users.
- Improve the relevance of online content.
- Internet infrastructure development.
Increasing affordability:
One of the main cause for the increase in the rate of individuals who lack access to internet is due to its high rate of affordability. Internet Taxes, Electricity rates must be made less and Government must help them through various digital tools.
Empowering users:
Most of them fail to realize the full use of Internet and its information. Empowering the internet users and making them realize the true potential of Internet technology can help them access it easily.
Improve the relevance of online content:
Most of the individuals can't use internet because they can't find content, online services ,web and mobile applications in their language which they can understand. Thus improving the relevance of Online content by making availability for all possible languages can sort the gap of digital gap.
Internet infrastructure development:
Lack of Infrastructure can also reduce the rate of individuals accessing internet. Thus by increasing the infrastructure can reduce the gap between Digital divide
