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UNDERSTANDING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN THE CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL WORLD

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-IV).02      10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-IV).02      Published : Dec 2022

Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World

Abstract

    This article explores the concept of the digital divide and its different forms, which persist despite the rapid transformation towards digitalization. The divide refers to unequal access and use of technology, the internet, and hardware and software, based on social inclusion/exclusion, gender, and universal accessibility. The causes of the divide include lack of education, access, affordability, motivation, and knowledge of technology. The divide adversely affects the economy, education, and social sphere, leading to compromised economic growth. The article highlights that the COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the severity of the digital divide.Therefore, governments, commercial and non-commercial sectors need to collaborate to bridge the divide and achieve universal digital access.

    Social Digital Divide, Gender Digital Divide, Universal Digital Divide, Contemporary Digital World

    (1) Ameer Farooqi
    Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Uffaq Khalid
    MS Scholar, Department of International Relations, National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Amna Munawar Khan
    MS Scholar, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Farooqi, Ameer, Uffaq Khalid, and Amna Munawar Khan. 2022. "Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World." Global Political Review, VII (IV): 7-14 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-IV).02

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    HARVARD : FAROOQI, A., KHALID, U. & KHAN, A. M. 2022. Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World. Global Political Review, VII, 7-14.

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    MHRA : Farooqi, Ameer, Uffaq Khalid, and Amna Munawar Khan. 2022. "Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World." Global Political Review, VII: 7-14

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    MLA : Farooqi, Ameer, Uffaq Khalid, and Amna Munawar Khan. "Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World." Global Political Review, VII.IV (2022): 7-14 Print.

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    OXFORD : Farooqi, Ameer, Khalid, Uffaq, and Khan, Amna Munawar (2022), "Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World", Global Political Review, VII (IV), 7-14

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    TURABIAN : Farooqi, Ameer, Uffaq Khalid, and Amna Munawar Khan. "Understanding the Digital Divide in the Contemporary Digital World." Global Political Review VII, no. IV (2022): 7-14. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-IV).02