Digital divide stories

The crisis has accentuated our dependence on digital technologies and exposed the reality of the digital divides between and within countries.>>

Technology should be flying high when it comes to government investment and commitment from New Zealand's political parties. But is it?>>

Asia has 2.3 billion internet users, which equated to 50.3% of the world’s internet user population.>>

Overall, fibre broadband connections have increased 3% from 24% to 27% in the space of one year, indicating that it is still a slow process for many countries.>>

The ‘digital divide’ is still very much present in New Zealand society, with those in social housing and those with disabilities feeling the most impacted by inadequate internet access.>>

Aged care facilities are slow to provide WiFi access for residents, and interviewees said they would like to see aged care operators provide more support.>>

As technology in the classroom becomes a necessity, many children could be starting at a disadvantage as the financial strain becomes too much.>>

The additional coverage will roll out over the next four years as part of the Rural Broadband Initiative phase two/Mobile Black Spots Fund (RBI2/MBSF) programme expansion.>>

People surveyed in the report say they feel excluded, isolated, powerless and have limited opportunities because they are unable to access the internet.>>

The company has responded to a request from MBIE for feedback on the challenges and opportunities of a 5G rollout.>>

The Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion Advisory Group will advise the Govt on how it can build the digital economy and reduce digital divides.>>

"I’ve worked on how we can remove the stereotype of how an engineer is a guy, and make it about the role itself.">>

"Left unaddressed this digital divide will exacerbate the social divide.">>

Curran says the previous government didn’t make the report public until after the election as it exposed the digital divide in New Zealand.>>

“This Government intends to progress its goals to close the digital divide by 2020.">>

What needs to be brought into focus now is that issues of inequality and lack of access are not limited to emerging or developing economies.>>

The Digital Divide map is an interactive tool which shows the different digital divides New Zealanders and their communities are facing.>>

The Computers in Homes programme will no longer be funded by the government. 20/20 Trust will continue to try & help bridge the digital divide in NZ.>>

"We’re excited to see Spark Jump turn more homes in Massey into digital learning environments & enable more students to thrive in the digital world.">>

“As more and more services go online there’s an assumption that we can all get onto our devices and complete these activities.”>>

Fewer than 400,000 people speak Icelandic, and linguists are hypothesising that this is how the language dies.>>

"We are still concerned about the digital divides relating to household income, location and ethnicity groups.">>

“Our stakeholders are placing increasingly high requirements on us, and we are striving to turn these challenges into competitive advantage.”>>

The split between those who see it as a threat compared to an opportunity points to a lack of understanding.>>