divide in news
RSS divide in news2012 Olympics 'like a digital Queen's coronation'
News We want to look at what we can do to address the issues around the digital divide. The London 2012 Olympic Games could fuel a leap in broadcasting technology not seen since the rush for televisions for the Queen's... [23 Oct 2008]
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 kids
News Thousands of children in England will receive free computers and access to broadband under government plans to bridge the digital divide. From February 2009, kids in Suffolk and Oldham will benefit from a £30m pilot... [22 Oct 2008]
Peru to test run Windows XO laptop
News Integrating technology into our school curriculum will help to advance our knowledge economy, improve access to information and will generate opportunities for our students, which, through governmental policies, aims to improve the... [16 Sep 2008]
Third of UK homes still without web access
News The ONS figures also reveal a growing north-south digital divide. The divide between North and South is getting bigger: back in 2006 there was a 12 percentage point gap between net connectivity in the... [27 Aug 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News The more expensive 'worst is first' option, cabling up the cabinets furthest away, would aid the closing of the digital divide more, by helping those whose broadband speeds are currently worst - and might need to be... [22 Aug 2008]
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. Nottingham University is sending its... [15 Aug 2008]
Gates: Software innovation poses privacy challenge
News Amid developments in phone processors and mobile applications, it is screen technology that holds the key to bridging the divide between mobile devices and PCs, Gates noted. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues... [14 Aug 2008]
Time Warner to split AOL in two?
News Time Warner has taken a step closer to splitting up AOL's business, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Time Warner is expected to announce this week that it has completed the internal process of separating AOL's dial-up internet... [05 Aug 2008]
HP Integrity gets Parallel virtualisation
News It is] divide and rule - the age old imperial strategy. HP has said it will offer technology from virtualisation company Parallels to those customers who wish to virtualise Microsoft Windows and Linux workloads on HP... [03 Jul 2008]
Revealed: What students think of tech work
News The CRAC research also found a gender divide in students' response to IT which suggests the industry will have to work harder to win over female undergraduates who are not studying computing. If IT is to plug its skills... [23 Jun 2008]
Facebook is "educational", says US uni
News Social networks may also contribute to the fact that students from lower-income backgrounds are largely just as technologically proficient as their peers, contradicting parts of a 2005 study that detailed an economic "digital... [23 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... [04 Jun 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. Last week's The Nations & Regions Communications Market 2008 report... [28 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... [22 May 2008]
Council plugs free internet for tenants
News Access will be financed by the authority and the initiative is an effort to bridge the digital divide among council tenants who are likely to be the most socially disadvantaged in the area. Solihull Metropolitan Council... [21 May 2008]
