Digital Divide: From a Peripheral to a Core Issue for all SDGs

• Main Authors: Valdez, Violet B, Javier, Samantha P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Digital divide; SDG; ICT; digital inequality; Communication; Digital Humanities
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/comm-faculty-pubs/21; https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-71060-0_107-1
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The term “digital divide” refers to the disparities that separate segments of society and nations into those who have and those who do not have digital access; skills; and knowledge; which lead to differences in digital use; opportunities; and benefits. Initially the phenomenon was thought of as a p...