Are we living in an information divided world?

ARE WE LIVING IN A WORLD DIVIDED

INTO INFORMATION HAVES AND HAVE

NOTS?

CT231 Presentation By Brian Neary

@BrianNeary93 #CT231

What is

Information?

CC BY-SA 2.0Dave Dugdale

INFORMATION CAN BE DEFINED AS:

knowledge acquired through experience or study

the act of informing or the condition of being informed

knowledge of specific and timely events or situations

WHERE DO WE GET INFORMATION?

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Jay Yohe

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)phonono

(CC BY-SA 2.0)hackNY

(CC BY 2.0)Bradley Gordon

“KNOWLEDGE IS OF

TWO KINDS. WE KNOW A

SUBJECT OURSELVES, OR WE KNOW WHERE WE

CAN FIND INFORMATION

UPON IT. ”-SAMUEL JOHNSON

(CC BY 2.0)R/DV/RS

Is

There an Information

Divide

In our

World?(CC BY 2.0)

FlyingSinger

91% OF PEOPLE USE THE INTERNET TO FIND INFORMATION…

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Fibby

“Today, if you have an Internet connection,

you have at your fingertips an amount of information previously

available only to those with access to the world's

greatest libraries indeed,in most respects what is

available through the Internet dwarfs those

libraries, and it is incomparably easier to find what you

need.”-Peter Singer

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Mr. T in DC

http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

MAIN CAUSES OF THE DIVIDE: Poorer regions not having the structure in place to

access the internetOnly 21% of households in developing countries

have access to the internet.

Older people not having the knowledge to use the internet

Less than 10% of all internet users are over 65 years of age

IS THERE

ANYTHING BEEN

DONE TO REPAIR

THISDIVIDE?

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)kevin dean

ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD…GREEN WI-FI...

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)World Bank Photo Collection

http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/landing/internetbus/

GETTING OLDER PEOPLE INVOLVED ON THE INTERNET...

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)UCT Summer School

http://theprojectgoal.org/

“Given that the Internet

has become an indispensable tool

for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality,

and accelerating development

and human progress, ensuring

universal access to the Internet should be

a priority for all states.”

(CC BY 2.0)Neubie

ARE THESE

EFFORTS HAVING

AN EFFECT?

(CC BY-ND 2.0)Judit Klein

A 445% increase in internet users in 10 years

A further 23% increase from 2010 to 2012http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/10/22/incredible-growth-of-the-internet-since-2000/

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

-Maimonides

(CC BY 2.0)Diganta Talukdar

Thank you!

Feel free to ask any questions!

CT231 Presentation By Brian Neary@BrianNeary93#CT231