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

1.0INTROUDCTION As the continuing development in high technology, number of people obtains information by using Internet, telephone and computers are increasing radically. Widely spread of applying information and communication technology (ICT) provides a better system to exchange information in a greater amount and lower cost, this increases the opportunities for business and encourage human to have a more digital life and a better living standard. However, the benefit of advanced invention is not shared equally. …

…the people from rural and remote areas are only receiving a limitation of service. Bibliography 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 "What is the Digital Divide?" Definition, available http://www/ala.org.oitp/digitaldivide/what.html Digital divide, available http://whatis.techtarget.com/definiatin