DIGITAL ACCESS- THE DIGITAL

DIVIDE

Created by Nikita Brooks

Digital Access• “The full electronic participation in Society”

(Ribble, 2011).• The Internet, Social Media, Email, cell phones,

Instant Messaging and other electronic information and communication technologies are creating new ways and transforming the way we live, learn, work and communicate.

• Government and businesses should create digital opportunities that have social and economic benefits for all of society.

• Digital access opportunities will bring social transformations.

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Digital Divide and Social Capital

• Social Capital is the “collective value of all social networks and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other. The central premises of social capital is that social networks have value” (Better together initiative, n.d.)

• Using Social Media we build our social capital, increase our social and communication skills.

• People who use social networks gain benefits such as reciprocity, trust, cooperation and information.

• Social networking creates value for its users.• The digital divide prevents people from accessing the

Internet and Social Media increasing their social capital, gaining knowledge that can better their self-worth and furthering themselves further socially and professionally.

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Digital Divide and Human Capital

• the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community” (Random House Dictionary, 2016).

• The digital divide affects human capital preventing people from accessing the internet and information technologies. Therefore preventing them from gaining new information, bettering their knowledge developing their expertise, acquiring new skills and experiencing new and different things. Which then prevents these people from furthering themselves economically, socially and professionally.

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Digital Divide and Knowledge Capital

• “Intangible assets that represents valuable ideas, methods, processes and other intuitive talents that belong to a company” (Investinganswers, n.d.).

• The digital divide prevents people from bettering their digital literacy by them not having access to the Internet and other digital platforms. By not having access they can’t sufficiently acquire new ideas and share theirs, they can’t develop their talents and learn new business processes and methods. This then prevents people from getting a job or advancing themselves in their job and they struggle to become successful.

Created by Nikita Brooks