There have been numerous initiatives to bridge the gap. This has been sponsored by the national government., local government, private industry and charities. In this post I will look at how UK Online has bridged the gap.
UK Online is a government project which was started in 2001. UK Online gives computer access to people in the community and helps them learn ICT skills. UK Online's purpose is to help people develop and learn ICT skills, and also to give internet access to people who may not of had it before. This purpose relates to the digital divide because it helps people who cannot access the internet without helps. This closes the divide as it helps more people get internet access.
UK Online's main target clients are people who cannot access a computer, or people who need to learn new IT skills. They do this to offer new and more job opportunities to people who are struggling by offering them IT skills training courses and offering them computer access. A strength of UK Online is that it provides people with a lot more job opportunities. This can help to reduce unemployment in a certain region or country. A weakness is that it cannot reach everybody the company wants to.
http://www.ukonlinecentres.com/
WLAN
WLAN is a group which creates pressure for community wi-fi. These projects are mainly located in schools and offices, places where internet access is desperately needed. WLAN was created to support wi-fi mesh networks for community wireless areas, education and the developing world. This will give more people internet access and therefore help more people learn IT skills and develop their skills. This can eventually reduce unemployment and help an economy as more people have extra skills. WLAN do have an impact on the digital divide as they give more people access to the internet and therefore more people will be able to use digital equipment. As more people have access to the internet, this closes the digital divide gap.
http://www.wlan.org.uk/
No comments:
Post a Comment