International Digital divide

The International Digital Divide, also sometimes call the global DD, is easy to understand but hugely

difficult to overcome. Firstly, this divide is an infrastructure problem. For example, in all of Africa, there are fewer phone lines than in New York City alone and owning a phone is seen as a luxury item. The costs are enormous and this is why developing countries need support otherwise they might not even be able to give access to their population. The structural problem is not the only one. In developing countries, the majority of people besides wealthy individuals cannot currently afford the technology, even when it is available, so usage remains low. Poverty is the greatest barrier to Internet growth in Developing countries. Costs to access Internet are in comparison to developed countries much higher and therefore unaffordable.