The Digital Divide

This term is used to describe the fact that not everyone in Society is able to take advantage of new technologies such as the Internet or mobile phone technology.

Another term used to describe the Digital Divide is "Social Exclusion"

Poverty

It costs money to buy a computer, then it costs more to subscribe to an Internet Service Provider. If you are poor , it becomes a luxury you cannot afford.

Efforts are being made to provide homeless people with Internet and Mobile phone access.

Homeless people who want to apply for jobs can use a mobile phone number as a contact point.

An e-mail address could be the first step to finding a permanent place to live, by enabling people to receive information about long-term living places while moving between hostels.

The government has invested heavily in providing public access computers in our libraries, so allowing any citizen to make use of the internet.

Stories

Call to give Homeless Broadband