What is the 'digital divide'? To what extent is the concept of the digital of concern both internationally and Australia?

1.Introduction Nowadays, human's life become more and more 'digital', information are obtained online; Internet phone replace traditional phone; digital camera are used instead of the long established camera. However, these modern inventions only benefit and are used by the more educated and affluent people. Therefore, there are inequalities existed, which regards to the use of Internet and other telecommunication services. This happens in both developed and developing countries. However it is more serious in the …

…are also the major cause of digital divide, which is obvious when comparing the US and the developing countries. 4.1Bibliography Bridges, 2001, "Spanning The Digital Divide: Understanding and Tackling the issue", available http://www.bridges.org/spanning/chpt2.html Curtin, J., 2001 "A Digital divide in Rural and Regional Australia?" available http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/cib Definition, available http://www/ala.org.oitp/digitaldivide/what.html Digital divide, available http://whatis.techtarget.com/definiatin