DIGITAL

DIV IDEDaryll.Disa

Enna.Seah

Nurul.Shahidah

Nadiah.Mohd

Sophie.Hong

Guess the choice of country the

group picked for todayÊs

presentation

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INDIA WORLDÊS FASTEST-GROWING

MOBILE MARKET WITH 771 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

BUTWORST PERFORMING

COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION

ICTs IN MUMBAI, DELHI AND

KOLKATTA ARE ON PAR WITH DEVELOPED NATIONS

BUTEASTERN BIHAR AND ORISSA ARE

WORSE OFF THAN SEVERAL OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

BANGALORE SILICON VALLEY,HUB OF

TECHNOLOGY FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND HOME TO SOME OF THE

WORLDÊS TOP GLOBAL SOFTWARE COMPANIES

BUTMANY OF ITS RESIDENTS HAVE

NEVER SURFED THE WEB.

VIEWOVER

1 Statement of Issue: Rural-urban Digital Divide

2key issues & THE NEED TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF

Rural- urban Digital Divide in bangalore, india

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4

Target audience & Strategic proposed solutions

conclusion

DIGITAL

DIV IDEEconomic, social

or cultural

deprivation

generated by

missing ICT

access and

skills

Refers to "the gap between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas at the different socio-economic levels with regard to their opportunities to access ICTs and their use of Internet. It reflects differences among and within countries." (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

DEFINITION

TELEDENSITY

INTERNET PENETRATION

MOBILE OWNERSHIP

DIGITAL DIVIDE IN RURAL- URBAN BANGALORE IS AN ISSUE BEYOND THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS AND NO ACCESS.

ITÊS ABOUT THE KNOWERS VS. KNOW-NOTS AND DOERS VS. DO-NOTS

Telecommunications penetration expressed as a percentage of population

URBAN RURAL

65.59% 34.41%

618.82 Mil 324.68 Mil

70% Below 10%

ISSUESTATEMENT OF

The next part of the presentation will take us to the ISSUES of Digital

Divide that needs to be

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KEY ISSUES

LACK OF FUNDING & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Inadequate funding and excessive red tape hinders the process of bridging the digital divide.

ICTs unaffordable for low-income earners in BangaloreNew computer = close to INR 30,000 (SGD 683)10 mbps connection = INR 999/month (SGD 23)Income of those who fall below the poverty line = INR 2500 (SGD 56)

PS: In Singapore, 150mbps = $49.90/month

INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE

Inadequate infrastructure in the poorer areas of Bangalore(According to a 2012 report submitted to the World Bank by Karnataka Slum Clearance Board, Bangalore has 862 slums from total of around 2000 slums in Karnataka. It is estimated that about 20% of Bangalore population reside in urban slums.)

WHY THE NEEDECONOMIC BENEFITS

Development of information infrastructure and active use of it will promote economic growth.

Introduction of more advanced technologies will help to increase productivity at the workplace, which will give the many manufacturing companies in Bangalore a much-needed competitive advantage.E.g: Due to low productivity levels, Baharat Electronics Ltd could not meet the expectations of their client, PicoPeta Simputers, and deliver their technical products at about $200 price point.

DEMOCRACY & POLITICAL FAIRNESS

Voices of the poor are seldom heard in online discourse because they do not have access to the Internet, resulting in a lack of representation of those living in the rural areas online.

LANGUAGE BARRIER - SPEAKS BANGALORE

Kannada. 80% in english and 54% are english-speaking. Less than 10% are english-literate in rural areas of bangalore

LACK OF ADEQUATE EDUCATIONLiteracy rate in rural Bangalore = 78.75%Literacy rate in urban Bangalore = 89.47% The uneducated in Bangalore are unaware of how they can acquire technology and use it to improve their lives Pre-U schools = 209Universities = 4Colleges (Engineering, Medical, Dental, Law) = 66Lack of motivation to pursue further education, partially caused by shortage of teachers and talents in rural education systems

KEY ISSUES

WHY THE NEEDSOCIAL WELL-BEING

Crisis management (especially in the rural areas) will be vastly improved if more people are trained and equipped with ICTs.

Information regarding public health issues can be better disseminated and medical help can be better administered. E.g: Increasing cases of dengue, gastroenteritis, food poisoning and Hepatitis A and E in rural Bangalore. Such illnesses and diseases are not registered in high numbers in developed countries as the public is better educated on how to avoid them.

Better opportunities for employment with computer literacy. 6/10 new jobs will be in professional and service-related occupations with basic level of proficiency in computers (e.g: computer literacy and secretarial jobs etc.)

Existing efforts by the government,

non-governmental organisations and individuals need to _ _ _ _ _ _ in order to narrow the gap of digital divide.

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?SO WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS

INTERNATIONAL EFFORTSGLOCALIZATION

GOVERNMENT EFFORTSDEVELOPMENT & ENHANCEMENT

NON-GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTSCSR & FUNDS

INDIVIDUALSINITIATIVES

INTERNATIONAL E!ORTS

GLOCALIZATION

Provide avenues to bring global initiatives to narrow the gap of digital divide to Bangalore

One Laptop per Child

Create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

Overseas CIP programmes (E.g. Singapore)

Rural areas to teach or provide basic infrastructure and technology

GOVERNMENTE!ORTS

ENHANCE LITERACY THROUGH EDUCATION

- Increase funding for education

- Boost primary education that yields higher rate of social returns

- Promote further education for those with basic education

- Provide training programmes for technical knowledge

DEVELOP ICT INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL AREAS

- Increase funding for telecommunication infrastructure. E.g China, invested in the creation of IT infrastructure in rural areas. Promote telephone access and internet applications in rural areas

- Create incentives for private companies to develop ICT infrastructure in rural areas

- Provide subsidy for the cost of computers and access to internet

NON-GOVERNMENT

E!ORTS

CSR INITIATIVES - COMPUTER LITERACY PROGRAMMES

- Greater attention should be paid to ICT training in order to overcome the digital divide gap

- Mass computer literacy drive through the 'Akshaya' project. At least one member of each of the 6.4 million families across the state computer literate

CSR INITIATIVES - FUNDING & AVENUES OF EDUCATION

- Private companies within Bangalore could act as a catalyst to kickstart the continuous education of its citizens.

- Facilitate in the introduction of new innovative programmes, setting up of new institutions, development of inexpensive devices and kits for use by all including rural institutions and schools

INDIVIDUALS

BREAKDOWN LANGUAGE BARRIER

With the dominance of English Language being used in software and on the Internet, there is a need for the population to pick up the language and provision of local language and english on key websites so as to not be 'excluded' from the use of ICTs

MOTIVATION FOR PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT

Individuals should take steps/measures to continuously improve their personal education levels. Teachers can also help to aide in the process.

CONCLUSIONDEVELOPMENT OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GREATER SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COUNTERPARTS.

explore the endless possibilities ICTs have to offer to fully harness the use of technology for better employability opportunities, education, efficiency in disseminating information about health AND having THE

ABILITY to communicate with the rest of the world.

INDIVIDUALS WILL BE motivated to further their education, upgradE their skill sets. In the long run, they will be able to give back to the economy via means of knowledge, skills AND EXPERTISE.

Not only will the digital divide gap be narrowed, BUT IT empowers the individual to obtain better job prospects and as a result they will be contributing to the economy, helping the country to prosper in the long run.

DIGITAL

DIV IDEDaryll.Disa

Enna.Seah

Nurul.Shahidah

Nadiah.Mohd

Sophie.Hong

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