Covid|19 and the digital divide

As Cities Face COVID-19, The Digital Divide Becomes More Acute

The digital divide is greater in developing nations, developed countries see the divide run through rural and low socioeconomic status (SES) communities.

Closing the Digital Divide: The Critical Role of the Federal Government

In 2020, internet connectivity and adequate devices are a necessity, not a luxury. School closures in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis have had a ...

The Digital Divide Leaves Millions at a Disadvantage During the ...

The logic behind flattening the. COVID-19 curve is intuitive – don't panic, but be careful. Unsurprisingly, the internet is playing a critical role in getting ...

Tackling the digital divide during COVID-19 | NZ Digital government

COVID-19 lockdowns revealed the extent and impact of digital exclusion when schools had to pivot to distant learning.

Closing the Digital Divide in the World of COVID-19 - Esri

Since 2001, Connected Nation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization has been working to bridge this digital divide. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, Connected ...

How COVID-19 is increasing the 'digital divide' | Narang Bir-rong

The report describes the digital divide as the “gap between those who can access and use modern information and communication technology... and those who cannot.”

Addressing the digital divide and inequality: A road to equitable ...

An integrated digital infrastructure supports the global supply chain of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, equitable access to connectivity and ...

Teleworkability and the COVID-19 crisis: a new digital divide?

Even starker differences in teleworkability emerge between high- and low-paid workers, between white- and blue-collar workers, as well as by gender. Results ...

Mapping the Digital Divide: Before, During, and After COVID-19

The digital divide—and, in particular, the homework gap— have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, laying bare not only the inequities ...

Tech Policy & COVID: What We've Learned about the Digital Divide

Equity in Civic Technology, Open Internet. Tech Policy & COVID: What We've Learned about the Digital Divide. March 19, 2021 / Stan Adams. This is the first ...

Bridging the Digital Divide in COVID-19 | Think Global Health

Global pandemic should catalyze long-term solutions to increase internet access inside more homes for social resilience.

Commentary: Narrowing the Digital Divide with Pandemic Benefits

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for universal broadband access. Without reliable high-speed internet, it is difficult for students ...

Coronavirus Is Widening the Corporate Digital Divide

The dramatic speed of the operating-model transformation prompted by the coronavirus is raising truly existential challenges for traditional ...

COVID-19 and the Digital Divide in Virtual Learning - eScholarship

Author(s): Ong, Paul; Mar, Don; Larson, Tom; Peoples, James H., Jr. | Abstract: In collaboration with Ong & Associates, this report by CNK examines the ...

COVID-19 exposed the digital divide - OpenText Blogs

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the drive toward digital citizens and connected communities? We talk with Lawrence Eta, ...

The digital divide during COVID-19 | Springboard Collaborative

The stark contrast in technology access between my two classrooms unfortunately reflects the disparity across schools in our country. The COVID- ...

The Rise Of The Digital Divide During COVID-19

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, virtual teaching curricula drew stark lines between students with access to technology and those ...

Initiatives to close the digital divide must last beyond the COVID-19 ...

If the free internet service lasts only as long as the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital divide may open back up before it even really begins to close.

Covid-19 reveals digital divide as Africa struggles with distance ...

Nearly 90 percent of students in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to household computers and 82 percent lack internet access. As a result, they cannot ...

Revisiting the Digital Divide in the COVID‐19 Era - Lai - 2021

The digital divide limits opportunities for those without ready access to Internet. Movement online of essential activities during COVID-19 ...