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'Turn digital divides into digital opportunities,' Ban tells annual UN forum ... - UN News Centre

'Turn digital divides into digital opportunities,' Ban tells annual UN forum ... - UN News Centre | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
To cover the “breadth and depth” of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals, the potential of the data revolution must be explored through the use of new and non-traditional sources of data, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
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Don Tapscott on Digital Disruption - CKGSB Knowledge

Don Tapscott on Digital Disruption - CKGSB Knowledge | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Digital Economy warrants a fundamentally new social contract, says Don Tapscott, a leading expert on the impact of technology on business and society.
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Coding and creativity could conquer the digital divide

Coding and creativity could conquer the digital divide | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
LONDON — Technology has an image problem.
That's what Belinda Parmar, CEO and founder of Little Miss Geek and Lady Geek, said in a panel at the +SocialGood UK conference in London on Friday.
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The growing digital divide and the strategic inertia that can kill - ZDNet

The growing digital divide and the strategic inertia that can kill - ZDNet | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown" HP Lovecraft
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IT for Change: "Community broadband networks are an urgent advocacy issue in developing countries" | Association for Progressive Communications

IT for Change: "Community broadband networks are an urgent advocacy issue in developing countries" | Association for Progressive Communications | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

By trying to find practical ways to overcome the digital divide, each day more and more community leaders pursue local control of connectivity through public ownership, cooperative models, and other nonprofit approaches, and maybe it is time for developing countries to join this movement.

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Go ON UK | Sharing economy benefits those with digital skills

Go ON UK | Sharing economy benefits those with digital skills | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The sharing economy is a high-growth sector within the global economy, which allows people to share property, resources, time via collaborative online platforms. This can include everything from their homes to their cars and even their family pets.

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Ironically, offline Internet could help bridge the digital divide

Ironically, offline Internet could help bridge the digital divide | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Entrepreneurs, nonprofits and governments have tried for years to come up with a plausible way to bridge the digital divide, the gap between communities with access to digital technology and those without But despite noteworthy efforts, none has...
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Technology skills only scratch surface of digital divide | Analysis - TucsonSentinel.com

Technology skills only scratch surface of digital divide | Analysis - TucsonSentinel.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The realities of the “digital divide” are increasingly apparent. In a consumer culture that equates status with early adoption of the newest iPhone, access to new technology necessarily splits pretty clearly along socio-economic class lines.
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