“The fundamental digital divide is not measured by the number of connections to the Internet, but by the consequences of both connection and lack of connection.” (Castells 2001, 269)
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

- Introduction/Background
 - What is the digital divide?
 - Why does it matter?

- Life Without A Computer…
 - One student’s nightmare shared for all to read…

- Internet Use In Canada
 - How many people actually use the Internet?
 - And what are they really doing on there?

- The Digital Divide in Canada
 - Why is there a digital divide in Canada presently?
- What causes the digital divide to occur?

- The Digital Divide In British Columbia
 - What is the digital divide in B.C.?
 - Why is this occurring right now?

- The Digital Divide In British Columbia Part II
- What exactly is the reason for this?
- What is our government trying to do?

- How Do We Reduce The Digital Divide?
 - What are some solutions we can take?
 - How will this be done?

- Conclusions
 - A few thoughts…

- Resources
- Links used for this assignment plus additional reading