When I hear digital divide I think about a sort of wall between those who are knowledgeable about technology and those who aren't. This wall exists in several different ways, first in between groups in a certain society where some of the population has opportunities and some doesn't, this is present in 1st world countries where a group of minorities may not have the means to have access to technology. The second way this wall can exist is a difference between 1st world and 3rd world countries where an entire country may not have the means to provide the technology while the 1st world country has the power to deploy these technologies.
What I found interesting about the video was that the community had more pressing matters such as clean water that were not being attended to while a computer was brought in. I also thought that with the professor only coming back after long intervals who would check on the computer and see if it was still performing correctly? What would happen if something went wrong with the computer?
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