digital divide rural
University donates old PCs to Chile
News She said: "Government-run schemes to increase access to ICT in education have made good headway, but children in extreme geographical regions in Chile face a gaping digital divide. The university has donated 500 out-of-use PCs and laptops to rural... [15 Aug 2008]
Federal Strategies Encouraging Rural Broadband Access: Intelligent Options to Minimize the Digital Divide
White Paper The fast-paced growth of broadband technologies represents a significant shift in the way that Americans will communicate. Where users once accessed the Internet using traditional voice telephone lines, new broadband technologies boast download... [03 Jul 2008]
Cisco Deudraeth Broadband Customer Success Story
White Paper Take-up of Deudraeth Broadband by homes and businesses has been rapid - the rural community is swiftly crossing the digital divide and will soon have access to services that would be the envy of many metropolitan areas. [03 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.06.08
Round-Up This week's thorny bone of contention, to mix a metaphor or two, is a report by UK fat pipe watcher and advice website thinkbroadband, which says the countryside still lags some way behind urban areas - contrary to last week's Ofcom report hailing... [06 Jun 2008]
Broadband pace lagging in the countryside
News A broadband speed report by UK fat pipe watcher and advice website thinkbroadband claims the countryside still lags some way behind urban areas - contrary to last week's Ofcom report hailing the end of a geographical digital divide in the UK for... [04 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment Readers are up in arms over Ofcom claims that the 'digital divide' actually favours rural dwellers - with many disputing the so-called countryside speedy fat pipes. ¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions ¦ Don't paper over cracks in the... [29 May 2008]
Rural fat pipe claims - "beggars belief"
News An Ofcom report claiming the closure of the digital divide between rural and urban areas in the UK has been dismissed by a rural economy organisation. The digital divide is about availability and the fact remains that, in a significant number of... [28 May 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars in rural areas', it proclaims. [23 May 2008]
Broadband Blighty gets a rural flavour
News The watchdog claims this marks an important shift for Blighty as, back in 2000 when broadband was introduced, urban households were first to sign up - prompting fears of a digital divide opening up based on high speed internet connectivity. [22 May 2008]
The Italian Province of Brescia Embraces Broadband Technology to Bridge the Digital Divide
White Paper Province of Brescia, Italy wanted to help local businesses succeed against global competitors and extend the benefits of shared services to rural communities. The province deployed innovative Cisco wireless broadband technology brought to rural... [05 Mar 2008]
Photos of the month - March 2007
Photo This is part of a project the Byrraju Foundation is running to help bridge the digital divide in rural areas. Find out what other methods are being used to bring tech to rural India here. As part of his recent trip to India, Steve Ranger visited... [02 Apr 2007]
BPO operations head into rural India
News Indian services companies are opening business process outsourcing (BPO) operations in rural villages as a way of keeping down costs for customers while bridging the digital divide in the country. With the growth of the IT industry some Indian... [09 Mar 2007]
Photos: Bringing tech to rural India
Photo Children in the school in the village of Kondlakoyya outside of Hyderabad learn how to use PCs as the IT industry in India helps to bridge the digital divide, a project the Byrraju Foundation is involved with. [09 Mar 2007]
Rural broadband gets EC green light
News The digital divide in Europe is being made worse by large discrepancies in broadband penetration rates across the 25 countries of the EU, according to a report last year from the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (Ecta). [26 Feb 2007]
Photos: How old PCs can bridge the digital divide
Photo Getting televisions into more homes is another step in bridging digital, economic and particularly social divides. As many schools such as Ndururumo are in rural areas the latter criteria is essential. [12 Feb 2007]
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