How the Digital Divide effects Third World Countries

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How the Digital Divide effects Third World
Countries

• Nicole Spinosa

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Neville, Paul W. Leap-Frogging Over the Digital
Divide. December, 2001. 26 July 2004
lthttp//www.geocities.com/paul_neville/writing_te
chnology.htm gt.

• This site explains a different theory about the
  Digital Divide. Neville says that when a human
  is introduced to new technology than it cannot
  stay away. This person must have the use of this
  technology. This is the mistake that the world
  made. They told undeveloped countries about new
  technology at a time when they need to fix their
  problems instead of making more problems. So,
  now the UN must take control and by leaving
  restrictions on technology use in third world
  countries until they are well suited for the
  technology.

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What Should Be Done About the Digital Divide?
Ubiquity (2000). 26 July 2004.
lthttp//www.acm.org/ubiquity/question/divide.htmlgt
.

• Before poor countries can be bombarded with new
  technology they must eliminate poverty. These
  people need tools to help them throughout every
  day life not confuse them with technology that is
  not useful.

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Hewitt de Alcantara, Cynthia. The Development
Divide in a Digital Age. 1 August 2001. 26 July
2004 lthttp//www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/docume
nt.nsf/0/19B342A 4F1CFSB80256B5E0036D99F?gt.

• Cynthia explains why the digital divide is
  affecting under developed nations. She says that
  the countries are pushed to become digitally
  intact when they still have many unresolved
  issues with in their country.

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Shankar, S. Jai., Are We Doing Enough To Stem
the Digital Divide? New Straits Times Press
(Malaysia) Berhad Malaysian Business 1 February
20041 Lexis-Nexis. SUNY Plattsburgh Library. 22
July 2004 lthttp//www.lexis-nexis.comgt.

• The Divide Widens, by S. Jai Shankar is an
  article about Malaysion business in February of
  this year. Shankar starts off by telling about a
  study of Internet users in Malaysia. He says
  that Malaysia is still having difficulties in
  their strive for technology. Shankar goes into
  great depth about the subject, digital divide.
  He really expresses the reasons of why Malaysia
  and countries like Malyasia are having problems
  learning about and using technology.

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The View From the Top. New Straits Times Press
(Malaysia) Berhad Malaysian Business. 1 February
2004 6 Lexis-Nexis. SUNY Plattsburgh Library.
22 July 2004 lthttp//www.lexis-nexis.com.gt

• The Economist, an article answering the question
  why less developed countries do not have
  technology accessible to them. This article also
  says that there are no improvements being made
  from the actions by the government. Also, he
  suggests why the governments ideas are not
  helping the situation.

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Warschauer, Mark. Technology and Social
Inclusion Rethinking the Digital Divide.
Cambridge, MassMIT Press, 2003.

• Warschauer sums up everything on the digital
  divide in his informative book. There are seven
  sections about the divide. He tells about every
  aspect of technology in the twenty-first century
  and how they effect civilizations.

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Venkat,Kumar. Delving Into the Digital Divide
Is the Digital Divide Due To Poverty Or An
Effect of Underlying Social and Economic
Conditions? It Certainly Tracks the Income
Divide World Wide. IEEE Spectrum Feb 200214.
Expanded Academic ASAP. SUNY Plattsburgh
Library. 20 July 2004 lthttp//web6infotrack.galeg
roup.comgt.

• Kumar Venkat is the author of this article.
  After reading this article, the reader will
  understand the reason for why the digital divide
  is growing between third world countries and
  developed countries. This reason is mainly
  because the rich are benefited from technology
  while the poor is not.

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Let Them Eat More The UNs Human Development
Report How the Poor Need More Technology, Not
Less. The Economist (US) 14 July 2001 2.
Expanded Academic ASAP. SUNY Plattsburgh
Library. 20 July 2004 lthttp//web6infotrac.galeg
roup.comgt.

• This article from the Economic Newspaper Ltd.
  shows the effect of giving poor countries more
  technology than they can handle. Also, this
  article gives good ideas on solving their
  problems that are non-related to technology. If
  their problems are fixed then these poor
  countries can begin using higher technology.

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Gumisai, Mutume. Africa Takes on the Digital
Divide. Africa Recovery Oct 2003 7-9. Fact
Search. SUNY Plattsburgh Library. 24 July
2004 lthttp//newfirstsearch.oclc.orggt.

• Gumisai first tells the reader a definition of
  the Digital Divide. He then informs the reader
  of Africas problem that has been occuring
  because of the divide. Gumisai says the people
  of Africa have had the least involvement with
  technology of the twenty first century. The
  author proves his statement by listing statistics
  of how many people in Africa use technology.
  These numbers are extremely low and prove the
  Digital Divide has had a negative effect on the
  people.

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Digital Divide. The Free Dictionary.com. 2004.
26 July 2004 lthttp//encyclopedia.thefreedictionar
y.com/Digital20dividegt.

• This encyclopedia source gives a broad
  explanation of the divide. It starts off with a
  definition of the divide and then continues with
  the issues. The reason developed countries have
  new technology is because they have the
  knowledge. The undeveloped countries must gain
  the knowledge before they can use the technology.

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Digital Divide Network, Knowledge to Help
Everyone Succeed in the Digital Age. 2004.
Digital Divide Network. 26 July 2004.
lthttp//digitaldividenetwork.org/content/search/i
ndex.cfmgt.

• This is an entire web site dedicated to the
  Digital Divide. Any question that a person would
  need to know can be answered from this web page.

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International Faculty Council University of
Washington. Digital Divide Project. 1999. 26 July
2004 lthttp//www.washington.edu/wto/digital/about.
htmlgt.

• This is a website for the digital divide brought
  to use by the University of Washington. It
  consists of information on the digital divide and
  how it negatively effects undeveloped nations.
  Not only does the divide effect the poor nations
  but the developed nations must help the poor.