Digital Divide

The digital divide refers to the gap between those able to benefit from the digital age and those who are not. The concern is that people without access to the Internet and other information and communication technologies will be disadvantaged, as they are unable or less able to obtain digital information, shop online, participate democratically, or learn skills and offer skills. This resulted in programs to give computers and related services to people without access. Since the 1990s, a potent global movement, including a series of intergovernmental summit meetings, were conducted to "close the digital divide". Since then, this movement …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 26 March 2024 English

The India Employment Report 2024 was published by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on March 26, 2024. It is the third …

communication technology access and bridge the digital divide. (e) Create a non-discriminatory labour market


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 June 2023 English

This report was published by the World Economic Forum, Switzerland, on June 20, 2023. The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006 and this 2023 edition is the …

these online platforms, given the persistent digital divide. Even when they do use these platforms, there


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 March 2023 English

Services – Delivery, Limits, and Policy Blind Spots (Section IV); Information, Awareness, and the Digital Divide (Section V); Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Section VI); Indigenous Health Systems (Section

Spots 22 V Information, Awareness, and the Digital Divide 33 VI Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 33 V. INFORMATION, AWARENESS, AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE ne of the most important developments in


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 February 2023 English

This report was published in February of 2023 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn coalition. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, Carolyn Tackett, and the Access Now …

vulnerable groups. Shutdowns deepen8 the gender digital divide, disrupting the ability of women to conduct realizing economic security and closing the gender digital divide. In 2021, around 80% of all shutdowns in India


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 January 2023

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a nationwide household survey conducted since 2005 on children’s education and learning outcomes. Conducted across rural India, children aged 3-16 years are …

to 74.8% in 2022. With the narrowing of the digital divide, there is scope to take advantage of the emerging and a “demographic dividend” to exploit; the digital divide between rural and urban areas has been narrowing DIKSHA platform among youth 24.2 Eliminate the digital divide through concerted efforts such as the Digital


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2023 English

UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs published this report in 2023. It analyses progress on gender equality across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a …

for targeted measures to address the growing digital divide, including policies that promote universal


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 23 December 2022 English

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), a legal services organisation based in New Delhi, published this report on December 23, 2022. The report is based on data from the organisation’s …

mobile internet services18. This worsens the digital divide that already exists in the country. With respect


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2022 English

Oxfam India’s annual publication – Digital Divide: India Inequality Report 2022 – highlights the prevailing inequality in accessing digital technology in India. The report, published in December 2022, emphasises the impact of this ‘digital divide’ on education, health and financial sectors in the country. The report uses data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Mumbai, gathered through economic backgrounds, genders and levels of education. The report analyses the determinants of the digital divide, the impact of such inequality on the daily lives of the people and the impact of profiteering

Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide | 01 DIGITAL DIVIDE INDIA INEQUALITY REPORT 2022 02 | | Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide © Oxfam India December 2022 This publication is copyrighted Companies Act, 2013. Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide | 03 CONTENTS Acknowledgements 04 List 10 What is the digital divide? 10 The Indian Story 11 Research on the Digital Divide 12 Research Questions Source and Methodology 13 Determinants of the Digital Divide 14 Access divide 14 State of Inequality


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 14 July 2022 English

Published in July 2021, Oxfam India’s Inequality Report 2021 presents a comprehensive analysis of the status of health across different socioeconomic groups in India. It aims to gauge the level …

viewed from a gender lens to ensure that the digital divide and lack of information does not hinder the


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 4 April 2022 English

Released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on April 4, 2022, this report presents a global assessment of progress made towards the mitigation of climate change. It is …

labour markets, and exacerbating the existing digital divide. Digital technology supports decarbonisation


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