internet user number of LDCs

The global digital divide

The “digital divide” is defined as “the gap between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels” as a result of differences in “opportunities to access information and communication technologies and to their use for a variety of activities.” It is a way to describe the inequality in the online community, whether between developed or developing countries, rich or poor, and men or women.

January 5, 2025
January 5, 2025

The global digital divide

The “digital divide” is defined as “the gap between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels” as a result of differences in “opportunities to access information and communication technologies and to their use for a variety of activities.” It is a way to describe the inequality in the online community, whether between developed or developing countries, rich or poor, and men or women.