Articulates a public interest vision for the digital age and demonstrates the value of communications for solving social problems by promoting a vision and policy alternatives for the digital age.
Many people, mostly those already poor or socially disadvantaged in some other way, cannot or do not have access to new technologies and the opportunities they bring. These people stand on the wrong side of the "digital divide."
Highlights and rewards young people who are developing outstanding, innovative online projects which directly benefit other children worldwide. [English/German/French/Spanish]
Based in Brazil, this organization's slogan is "Say No to the Digital Apartheid." The organization works with and seeks partnerships with industry in provide equal access in all the school. [English/Spanish/Portuguese]
This is one of quite a few major Portals aimed at this type of "Digital Divide" issue. It is supported by major research organisations in this field such as the Canadian Development Agency, and by large content providers such as the BBC.
Refurbishes and ships used computers to organizations in East Africa. Works to bridge the digital divide, focusing on women and youth groups and organizations working for social development.
Research and recommendations to encourage the creation of low-barrier content and the careful evaluation of existing content to ensure that low-income and underserved individuals find a wide array of the online resources they want most. An Issue Brief and Action Plan by The Children's Partnership.
Explores sustainable business models for bridging the global digital divide. Its Project Clearinghouse is a database of nearly 700 digitally-enabled social enterprises in developing countries.
In order to meet the needs of students in today's world, access to technologies must be equally available to all students. Accessibility issues include social, economic, and educational status, gender, funding, hearing, visual, and other physical disabilities.
Organization/movement working under two assumptions. First, if some connectivity is good, then more connectivity is better. Second, if a connection that does one thing is good, then a connection that can do many things is better.
A web research resource combined with an email-based mailing list covering network(ed) ecologies, ICT for development, internet governance, analyses of the NGO sector, and emerging South-South relations.
A non-profit group that donates web sites and Internet hosting to organizations dedicated to benefiting the local community or environment to help eliminate the digital divide.
Explaining the Digital Divide, the exclusion of those left aside the Information Society Development by comparing projects in France and Estonia to involve all in the use of Internet.
A nonprofit organization whose mission includes closing social divides and understanding the relationship and impact of the Internet on (US)society. Easily accessible site with good resources.
This is a research Foundation working in India on the issues of access to communications for poor village communities. They are particularly interested in supporting content generation at a local level, to ensure that localy relevant information is available on the web for these communities, in a language they can understand.
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) site dedicated to fostering technology growth and bridging the digital divide. Information on how to create and sustain a neighborhood network, including funding sources.
An organization in East Palo Alto, CA, offers training for young people, assists community organizations in getting on-line and offers computer access for the entire community.
The San Diego Futures Foundation provides computer technology and services to nonprofit organizations and schools to help bridge the digital divide in San Diego County.
Two organizations, Opportunity International and Hyperstudy.com Pty Ltd, working to provide small loans, on-line education and other resources to the economically disadvantaged. Lots of on-site links to other poverty related issues and services. Click and give site.
Center devoted to equalizing information access and resources. Links to various projects in the Washington state area. Links to pilot programs such as community investment initiative.
The main theme of this organization is empowering women through technology. The focus is global and there is an international bibliography (dated 1997, but still useful) on issues concerning gender equity in technology.
Information on the preparatory process and the two phases in Geneva (December 2003) and Tunis (November 2005). Organized by the UN agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU). (November 16, 2005)
Paper by Michael Gurstein examines the concepts and strategies underlying the notion of the Digital Divide and concludes that it is little more than a marketing campaign for Internet service providers. (December 1, 2003)
Journal article by Barbara Crump and Andrea McIlroy. This paper asks the question, why, when computing is available in a socially situated, convenient environment, at no cost, do people choose not to compute? (December 1, 2003)
Pacific Research Institute director Sonia Arrison says that rhetoric notwithstanding, the digital divide is not a crisis and is certainly not destined to become the civil liberties issue of the 21st century. (March 13, 2002)
This report aims to describe the group of Americans who are underserved by Internet content, to analyze the online content currently available for those who are underserved, and to provide a road map for action. (March, 2000)
BBC News Online concerning the international digital divide. Case studies focus on Burkina Faso, United States, Morocco, and Mongolia. (September 14, 1999)
