ڈیجیٹل پاڑا

ڈیجیٹل پاڑا جاں انکی پاڑا ڈیجیٹل تکنالوجی تکّ پہنچ دے پکھوں لوکاں وچکار موجود پاڑے نوں کہندے ہن۔ مطلب، لوک گروہاں تے شخصی جیاں دی تکنیک تکّ پہنچ دا فرق اے۔ دنیا دے دیساں دے وچکار ڈیجیٹل پاڑا گلوبل ڈیجیٹل پاڑا کہندے ہن۔^[۱]

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↑ انکی پاڑا کویں پوریا جاوے-اقوام متحدہ رپورٹ Characteristics of the digital divide Initially the digital divide was considered primarily an issue of access to relevant information technology infrastructure compounded by the prohibitive cost of access, especially in the developing countries. As technology has proliferated, the physical and financial access barriers have given way to challenges which stem more from capacity and capability of individuals. Digital divides exist even within seemingly connected populations where access to digital information is impeded for some due to language barriers or lack of culturally-relevant content. A lesser form of disparity in connectivity can also be the result of the ‘quality’ of connectivity depending upon whether access is through fixed or mobile device, or the Internet or a telephone connection. These are issues of national policy and priority since the quality of usage in terms of access, retrieval, interactivity or digital social inclusion for many depends on political, economic, investment and regulatory policies, among other things. At the basic level, the digital divide stems from a lack of physical access to technology between groups and individuals. This can be in terms of Internet connection, availability of broadband, computers, smart phones, mobile devices and in general a disparity in access to the communication infrastructure. In many countries this is mainly a supply side issue stemming from differences in the level of development of the country; government policy; priority of the technology regime in the country; IT regulatory environment; private sector involvement; and investment in ICT infrastructure, among others. It is also aggravated by prohibitive pricing of ICT devices. The digital divide also arises from a disparity between individuals and populations in the levels of education and skills needed to use the technology. The lack of ability to use the technology may stem from differences among Internet users in the capacity to efficiently and effectively find information on the Web to take advantage of the medium in a variety of ways. Disparities in the appropriate use of the information and e-services is particularly relevant to social equity inasmuch as it impacts everything from the ability to gather and use information on an urgent health issue in a faraway village to finding the right government documentation, to emergency announcements at the time of a natural disaster, to participation in elections. Whereas the earlier concept o

[1] انکی پاڑا کویں پوریا جاوے-اقوام متحدہ رپورٹ Characteristics of the digital divide Initially the digital divide was considered primarily an issue of access to relevant information technology infrastructure compounded by the prohibitive cost of access, especially in the developing countries. As technology has proliferated, the physical and financial access barriers have given way to challenges which stem more from capacity and capability of individuals. Digital divides exist even within seemingly connected populations where access to digital information is impeded for some due to language barriers or lack of culturally-relevant content. A lesser form of disparity in connectivity can also be the result of the ‘quality’ of connectivity depending upon whether access is through fixed or mobile device, or the Internet or a telephone connection. These are issues of national policy and priority since the quality of usage in terms of access, retrieval, interactivity or digital social inclusion for many depends on political, economic, investment and regulatory policies, among other things. At the basic level, the digital divide stems from a lack of physical access to technology between groups and individuals. This can be in terms of Internet connection, availability of broadband, computers, smart phones, mobile devices and in general a disparity in access to the communication infrastructure. In many countries this is mainly a supply side issue stemming from differences in the level of development of the country; government policy; priority of the technology regime in the country; IT regulatory environment; private sector involvement; and investment in ICT infrastructure, among others. It is also aggravated by prohibitive pricing of ICT devices. The digital divide also arises from a disparity between individuals and populations in the levels of education and skills needed to use the technology. The lack of ability to use the technology may stem from differences among Internet users in the capacity to efficiently and effectively find information on the Web to take advantage of the medium in a variety of ways. Disparities in the appropriate use of the information and e-services is particularly relevant to social equity inasmuch as it impacts everything from the ability to gather and use information on an urgent health issue in a faraway village to finding the right government documentation, to emergency announcements at the time of a natural disaster, to participation in elections. Whereas the earlier concept o

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