Interesting. Also super helpful but a good reminder that there is a digital divide, and we need to be mindful of communicating this information to people who lack smart phones. #DigitalEquity #DigitalDivide

How fair is #FAIR?

Is it fair that institutions from poor countries pay as much for #PID|s as institutions from rich countries?

Is it fair that #accessibility only means #accessible online?

And there's more to discuss. Watch "FAIR enough? Building DH Resources in an Unequal World" by @rojascastroa ⬇️

📺 https://lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/fair_enough_building_dh_resources_in_an_unequal_world?nav_id=9351

#DataFeminism #DataEquity #FAIRdata #OpenScience #DigitalDivide #GlobalNorth #GlobalSouth

Luckily, solutions like #EndlessKey from @EndlessOS exist where we can deliver rich, curated, offline-capable self-guided learning resources to kids on Chromebooks.

When kids' devices are online at school, they can download as much interesting content as their Chromebook’s storage can handle. Then when they’re offline or using expensive Internet, they can still get a similar experience of an “offline Internet.”

#DigitalDivide #KeepAllKidsLearning

IT experts are being recruited into secondary schools in England to support #computerscience teachers and disadvantaged pupils thanks to a new partnership between the tech professional body, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and the Hg Foundation, with support from Microsoft.
Schools and volunteers are being identified and selected ahead of an autumn start
https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/bcs-along-with-the-hg-foundation-team-up-with-microsoft-to-support-secondary-school-teachers/?utm_campaign=BCS Membership&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=267804812&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-884NQvuJCmx1PSc3SK8l08LKPEem-W6UF8U2ZfGh6NcWRzB5Gv8bTLYb2ShwOfEGFIBU8D3Q4KZeF08YSNXRJfVUqg7g&utm_content=267804812&utm_source=hs_email #edtech #UKEdChat #digitaldivide #makeITgood

BCS launched the Force for Good programme and is inviting current and former apprentices to get involved. Pledges range from advising school pupils on tech careers, to supporting jobseekers with interview skills & CVs
#forceforgood #digitaldivide

https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/it-apprentices-asked-to-help-bridge-the-digital-divide/?utm_campaign=BCS%20Membership&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=267804812&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xlp5Nf2WqEA-02hxiVxxrA0diyaUtX3BslI00ZGIMKr8FtgRDOceqvDY2SIP1v1BUX55rO37dQVTY2uM2R-W35rZHBw&utm_content=267804812&utm_source=hs_email

#CyberCafes #Nigeria #DigitalDivide #DigitalInclusion: "In the mid-2000s, Nigerian telecom companies started offering mobile-browsing packages, and the purchase of internet-enabled mobile phones jumped. Suddenly, there was an alternative to the long queues, overstuffed rooms, lack of privacy, and risk of arrest that characterized cybercafes.

More than half of Nigerians use the internet, but only 30% of them own a personal computer, and data can still be prohibitively expensive. That means there’s still a market for internet cafes among low-income families and those who need to print paperwork."

https://restofworld.org/2023/internet-cafes-lagos-nigeria/

IT apprentices asked to help bridge the digital divide | BCS https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/it-apprentices-asked-to-help-bridge-the-digital-divide/ #digitaldivide #digitalpoverty #makeITgood #techforgood

A student in my department is researching interactions with digital public services. You are eligible to take part if you are over 18, have used the digital universal credit system and have ever experienced homelessness: https://strathsci.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1XMt9w4ZrhIWcRM?fbclid=IwAR2hs7Ic_ChlB1n-jpN3MPWjNZ2uJ0KifBwPv9G65CvduQnM770-V_N8OKo would be grateful if you could pass on to anyone who may be interested in taking part. Thanks. #universalcredit #homelessness #digitaldivide

Astranis to bring satellite internet to 2 million people in the Philippines next year https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/astranis-satellite-internet-coming-to-the-philippines-next-year.html #Internet #DigitalDivide

L'Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, in collaborazione con Fondazione Golgi Cenci e con il supporto di Fondazione Cariplo ha presentato un nuovo studio sull'interrelazione tra divario digitale e disuguaglianze sociali, salute, lavoro. https://fondazionebassetti.org/it/focus/2023/07/digital-age_invecchiare_in_un_.html
#digitaldivide #generazioni #longevità

I ran across this today and it’s worth keeping in mind. I consider myself nontechnical, but the “level three” (upper 5% of people, evidently) tasks are trivial.

I would like to see a breakdown by age. I used to take it as a given that tech knowledge was generally rising, year on year, but I no longer believe that.

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/

#digitaldivide

In #Tanzania the cost and unreliability of #electricity and #internet #connections remain obstacles to the use of digital journals.
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/udslj/article/view/249935

#DigitalDivide #Infrastructure

Impact Marketing Award: l’innovazione incontra la sostenibilità

L'innovazione e la sostenibilità stanno convergendo in un unico luogo questo ottobre, grazie all'Impact Marketing Awa

https://www.giornaledellepmi.it/impact-marketing-award-linnovazione-incontra-la-sostenibilita/

#DIGITALDIVIDE #ExportInDigitale #FIERE #INNOVAZIONE #MARKETING #Danone #GabrieleCarboni #GrappaNonino #Illy #ImpactMarketing #ImpactMarketingAward #LubeCucine #Lucart #milano #PhilipKotler #Vaillant #Weevo

This seems like an unwelcome development.

Sure, I generally buy train tickets these days via a smartphone app, as do many others.

But not everyone has smartphone apps. Plenty of elderly people totally rely on ticket offices to travel by train. What are they supposed to do?

#DigitalDivide

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66097850

US to spend $42 billion to make internet access universal by 2030

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-detail-plans-42-billion-investment-us-internet-access-2023-06-26/

#digitaldivide #uspol #digitalaccess #internet #internetaccess

Interesting news... 👀

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-affirmative-action-programs-harvard-unc-rcna66770

#BlackMastodon #Education #DigitalDivide #Minorities #College #University

Using unlicensed software can cost you your job, scupper your educational prospects and impact your personal life. Yet, a large number of people in developing countries are risking it all and leaving their computers and data vulnerable to malware infections. The Hustle delves into why.

https://thehustle.co/why-so-much-of-the-world-runs-on-counterfeit-software/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FTheHustle

#Software #TechNews #DigitalDivide

Biden mocks Tuberville for touting broadband funding he voted against

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4071360-biden-mocks-tuberville-for-touting-broadband-funding-he-voted-against/

#BidenMocksTuberville #BroadbandFunding #TubervilleVoteAgainst #SenateNews #PoliticalMockery #DigitalDivide #Politics #News

We aim to empower the world with knowledge and opportunity by solving the barriers that prevent equitable access to technology—one of the largest of which is connectivity. Windows becoming ever-more dependent on the cloud leaves people on the wrong side of the digital divide.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy

If you’re looking for an alternative that respects you and empowers you to use your computer entirely offline, check out Endless OS:

https://endlessos.org

#DigitalDivide #KeepAllKidsLearning

This is brilliant!

At the #DigitalSkillsNetwork in Reading last week, BCS launched the "force for good" initiative. This initiative aims to end #digitalpoverty and close the #digitaldivide, by harnessing the infectious passion for tech which #apprentices have, empowering them to "give back" and uplift those around them. Join the campain!

https://campaign.bcs.org/force-for-good