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Description
The digital divide, which originally signifed the gap between those with Internet acces and those without, now applies to broadband. As other software and applications, such as health records, government documents, and educational materials are moving to the cloud rather than being installed on local devices, people in developing regions will need affordable broadband to access them.
Publication Date
4-17-2012
Keywords
telecommunications, rural communities, broadband, ICT, the cloud, digital divide, Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Media and communication studies
Recommended Citation
Hudson, Heather, "From Northern Village to Global Village" (2012). Reports. 236.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_iser_reports/236
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11960