Articles for Digital Divide

Bridging the gender digital divide could be a theme for G20 summit
1 year, 7 months ago

Bridging the gender digital divide could be a theme for G20 summit

Hindustan Times  

Early this year when Prime Minister Modi addressed the 108th Indian Science Congress he lauded the increasing participation of women in "Extramural Research and Development." He made it clear that "one of the key issues" that would be discussed during India’s G20 presidency would be " women-led development.” The Women 20 India, set up on the lines of Women 20 …

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Digital divide: Jill Biden visit touts efforts to connect Alaska Native villages to outside world
1 year, 7 months ago

Digital divide: Jill Biden visit touts efforts to connect Alaska Native villages to outside world

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For years, when the tiny Alaska Native village of Rampart’s awful internet service would go down, the only way to reach the outside world was to await the small airplane that touched down daily with supplies and the occasional visitor. Now, efforts to address inequities in a longstanding digital divide are underway across the nation’s largest state …

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How underprivileged women in a Delhi slum are breaking the glass ceiling
1 year, 7 months ago

How underprivileged women in a Delhi slum are breaking the glass ceiling

The Hindu  

Published : May 04, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ On the outskirts of Delhi, near the Badarpur border with Haryana, lies Tajpur Pahari, a labyrinthine slum whose houses are made of rusted iron sheets, discarded clothing, and leftover wood from construction sites. Hemlata’s podcasts named “Jeans aur Badtimizzi”, “Women and lack of privacy”, “Tajpur Pahari ki mahila”, and …

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Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for
1 year, 11 months ago

Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:30 IST In recent times, the financial world has been in a state of excitement after the Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the pilot for a retail digital rupee on December 1. Crypto gamble It is to be noted that with the threat of cryptocurrency, which began with Bitcoin in 2009, now …

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Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report
2 years ago

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report

News 18  

The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61 per cent while only 31 per cent of women-owned phones in 2021, according to a new report, which claimed that India’s growing inequalities based on caste, religion, gender, class, and geographic location are being worryingly replicated in the digital space. Oxfam India’s latest ‘India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide’ …

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Reliance’s Jio Cloud PC: Unpacking the virtual ‘game-changer’ that could reduce digital divide
2 years, 3 months ago

Reliance’s Jio Cloud PC: Unpacking the virtual ‘game-changer’ that could reduce digital divide

Firstpost  

Jio Cloud PC is a service that will let users pay to bring the power of a personal computer or even multiple PCs to Indian homes and businesses. Let’s take a closer look: As per News18, Jio Cloud PC is a service that will let Jio users pay to bring the power of a PC or multiple PC to Indian …

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The US Has a Historic Opportunity to Bridge the Digital Divide
2 years, 5 months ago

The US Has a Historic Opportunity to Bridge the Digital Divide

Wired  

Access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet is a civil right. Unfortunately, despite best efforts, the agency allocated significant funds to deploy networks based on inaccurate broadband maps and without any mandate to ensure low-income households in these regions, which include communities of color, could afford the services once they became available. We have an opportunity to help bridge the digital …

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Today: From Landlines to 5G, All About India's Telecom Revolution
2 years, 7 months ago

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Today: From Landlines to 5G, All About India's Telecom Revolution

News 18  

Since 1969, the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day has been observed on May 17 to commemorate the creation of the International Telecommunication Union and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865. India’s Telecom Future and Digital Divide As India prepares for 5G, it will not only provide higher mobile internet speeds and lower latency rates, but …

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The other digital divide
3 years, 1 month ago

The other digital divide

The Hindu  

“Your phone is your wallet,” said Bill Gates in 1996. When smartphones and apps took over, Internet banking moved to apps and IMPS transformed into mobile wallets, which was one step removed from your bank account. Pick an app, download and install it on your smartphone, authenticate your SIM through an OTP process, enable your mobile number-linked bank account, and …

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School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System
3 years, 1 month ago

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System

News 18  

Education remains the solitary ray of hope for many to break the vicious circle of poverty. However, the data released by the Unified District Information System for Education for the academic session 2019-20 shows that 78 per cent of schools in India don’t have internet facilities and more than 61 per cent do not even have computers. Approximately 12 crore …

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[Online Classes] Students Should Not Be Sidelined By Digital Divide: Kerala High Court Directs State To Assist Students Without Smartphones
3 years, 3 months ago

[Online Classes] Students Should Not Be Sidelined By Digital Divide: Kerala High Court Directs State To Assist Students Without Smartphones

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State and concerned authorities to take steps to ensure that economically weak students are not sidelined by the digital divide and that they are also able to pursue education like other children who have access to such gadgets. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V added that they should look into the grievances projected by the …

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Supreme Court Monthly Digest: June 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 263 To LL 2021 SC 278]
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: June 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 263 To LL 2021 SC 278]

Live Law  

'Digital Divide Will Have Serious Implications On Right To Equality & Health': Supreme Court On CoWIN Portal A Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhatt flagged the digital divide afflicting the accessibility to the CoWIN portal by stating that it. Goods Imported Violating FTDR/DGFT Notifications Are 'Prohibited Goods' Liable For Confiscation Under Customs Act: Supreme …

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High digital divide between govt, private schools in Tamil Nadu: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

High digital divide between govt, private schools in Tamil Nadu: Study

India TV News  

A study and subsequent report by the Department of School Education and Literacy of the Government of India has revealed that there is a high digital divide in Tamil Nadu between the government and the private schools, which can lead to a high level of disparity. The study report of the Unified District Information System for Education for 2019-20, revealed …

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Karnataka CM distributes Tablet PCs for 1.55 lakh students, creates 2500 smart classrooms to bridge digital divide
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka CM distributes Tablet PCs for 1.55 lakh students, creates 2500 smart classrooms to bridge digital divide

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa rolled out the ambitious initiatives of the government implemented at the cost of about Rs 195 crores on Wednesday to promote digital learning and to bridge the digital-divide in higher education. The initiatives launched by the chief minister at the Banquet Hall in Vidhana Soudha includes distributing Tablet PCs for 1.55 lakh students amounting to …

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Syllabus reduced by 30% for Classes 9, 10 due to digital divide: Odisha govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Syllabus reduced by 30% for Classes 9, 10 due to digital divide: Odisha govt

India Today  

With online education becoming the new normal since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the digital divide, whether it is the lack of internet connectivity or smartphones in the interior areas is a cause of concern for many. The syllabus for students of Classes 9 and 10 will be reduced by 30% this year, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister …

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Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the issue of the digital divide and recast the world’s view of digital access as a critical component to an equitable society, according to Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who underlined that technology is meant to be a great equaliser and not a source of division. In 2020, the year …

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World Day of Social Justice 2021: UN calls on nations to bridge digital divide between developing and developed countries
3 years, 10 months ago

World Day of Social Justice 2021: UN calls on nations to bridge digital divide between developing and developed countries

Firstpost  

The UN General Assembly on 26 November 2007 declared 20 February to be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice. The theme for World Day of Social Justice 2021 is ‘A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy’. However, since early 2020, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated the growing digital divide …

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Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021

India Today  

The year 2020 has revolutionised the education sector across the globe. Educated employment is another major problem faced by India which the National Education Policy 2020 aims to address by focusing on skill development, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, problem-solving and industry-relevant knowledge. Lack of teaching resources As stated in a Niti Aayog report released earlier this year, a single teacher may …

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Covid-19 deepens digital divide: How to upgrade rural education system in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 deepens digital divide: How to upgrade rural education system in India

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the Indian education system, pushing the migrate from traditional education to online. In a sense, it has created an opportunity to fill the gaps in rural education, which has many challenges for students such as lack of parental interest, digital divide, traditional modes of teaching, under-trained faculty, etc. Digital divide Despite having the second-largest internet …

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Education ministry plan recommends use of CSR funds to overcome digital divide
4 years, 4 months ago

Education ministry plan recommends use of CSR funds to overcome digital divide

Hindustan Times  

The Union education ministry has recommended the use of Corporate Social Responsibility funds to address the problem of the digital divide as the Covid-19 has forced the closure of educational institutes and forced them to opt for online classes, officials aware of the matter said. Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday issued Students’ Learning Enhancement Guidelines, which suggests the …

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In Delhi, remote learning during COVID-19 leaves less well-off grappling with digital divide and teachers ruing lack of training
4 years, 4 months ago

In Delhi, remote learning during COVID-19 leaves less well-off grappling with digital divide and teachers ruing lack of training

Firstpost  

The effectiveness of online classes has also become a sensitive issue for school managements caught between government instructions and parental expectations. Private school students like Vaishnavi, every morning wear their uniforms, pack their bags, reach ‘class’ on time and start with their “good morning madam” followed by marking of attendance. “True, some parents who were not plugged into technology and …

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