DEFEAT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

The Digital Divide is the gap between those who have access to technology, the internet and digital literacy training and those who do not. Due to financial, geographic, or service limitations, it affects all generations - both rural and urban communities- as well as a wide variety of industries and sectors, but especially K-12 schools... The Digital Divide is a significant challenge, but solutions exist to close the Divide and ultimately defeat it... The Digital Divide is a problem that affects people from all walks of life, and all income levels. It is a complex challenge, but the main issue that defines this Divide is access to reliable high-speed internet. In some areas, internet access is either limited, unavailable, or unaffordable for those who could be equipped. This leaves countless students (and professionals) to rely on public computers or spotty satellite signals as their only tools in an increasingly digital world. It leaves many more, like those in rural areas or living..

Primary location: Covington United States