The New Digital Divide- Academic Digital Divide March 18, 2013
Posted by latinoschoolleaders in Digital.Tags: Academia Avance, Academic digital divide, Common Standards, digital divide, Pew Hispanic Center, Tomas Rivera Institute
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By Jose Varela, Principal, Academia Avance
The online dictionary, Webopedia defines Digital Divide as “A term used to describe the discrepancy between people who have access to and the resources to use new information and communication tools, such as the Internet, and people who do not have the resources and access to the technology”.
In 2001, a report titled “Latinos and Information Technology-The Promise and the Challenge”, released by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, stated that only 40% of Latino households had Internet access while 62% of the White household had access. The percentage for low income Latinos was even lower, at 32%.
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