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- A Case Study of Social and Corporate Responsibility in Bridging the Digital Divide
- Being on the wrong side of the digital divide limits the life chances of the socially excluded, who have had neither the wherewithal nor the opportunity to obtain highly paid, skilled positions in IT. Irish policy makers see education as the solution to this problem. However, providing institutional support for...
- Tags: Education, Corporate Responsibility, Information Technology, Digital Divide, Business Ethics, Leadership, Management
- Case studies
- Understand E-Rate Funding for K-12 Technology Needs
- Access to technology is a crucial element in providing students with the skills they need in the 21st century. But shrinking budgets make it difficult for many schools to provide that access, creating a digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. This webcast discovers how the school district can...
- Tags: K-12, E-Rate, Digital Divide
- Webcasts 2007-12-01
- Digital divide separates urban and rural Americans
- For many years, the term digital divide has been used to describe the gulf between high- and low-income Americans' ability and willingness to subscribe to high-speed broadband services like DSL and cable modem. These days, the price of broadband service has dropped to the point that just...
- Tags: Digital Divide, Government, Broadband, Rural Area, Divide, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Telephony, Networking, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2007-08-28
- Digital Inclusion Imperatives Offer Municipalities New Social and Economic Opportunities
- It has been roughly a decade since the term "Digital Divide" was first introduced into national public policy discourse as an issue that materially affects the social, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States. The Digital Divide denotes the gap between information technology haves and have-nots. As mayors, city...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Digital Divide, Leadership, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Toward Equality of Access: The Role of Public Libraries in Addressing the Digital Divide
- Ninety-five percent of public libraries in the United States offer free access to computers and the Internet, often providing the only Internet access for residents of the nation's poorest areas. This paper evaluates the importance of these library-based computers in addressing the digital divide. Drawing from government statistics and independent...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Digital Divide, Library, Computer, Productivity
- White papers 2005-08-15
- Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
- The "digital divide" is a term that has been used to characterize a gap between "information haves and have-nots," or in other words, between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications technologies (e.g., telephones, computers, the Internet) and those who do not. One important subset of the digital...
- Tags: The Library Of Congress, Phone, Microsoft Access, Digital Divide, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2005-05-05
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- Wireless Technologies and e-Learning: Bridging the Digital Divide
- Information and Communications Technology ICT and e-Learning platforms provide alternative channels for improving the quality of education and extending its reach to broader audiences. A significant challenge in realizing the full promise of ICT worldwide has been lack of access, particularly in developing countries and in rural communities. This limitation...
- Tags: Wireless Technology, Information And Communication Technology, Intel Corp., E-learning, Strategy, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- White papers 2006-12-01
- WiMAX: An Efficient Tool to Bridge the Digital Divide
- This paper is intended at first to explain the various aspects of what one uses to designate as the « Digital Divide » especially between and within countries. It stresses the importance of this new challenge, "Information Society for all", as stated in December 2003 by the United Nations and...
- Tags: Tool, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Photos: Gadget-hungry Vietnam at a crossroads
- Vietnam's youthful population thrives on the latest gadgets, but a digital divide remains. by CNET News.com
- Tags: news, vietnam, gadgets, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-11-05
- Digital Community Best Practices
- Broadband communications infrastructure is creating new cost-saving and quality-of-life capacities in cities, communities and regions. Once in place, a Digital Community infrastructure with both wired and wireline elements support a wide range of applications and eServices for government and its employees, businesses and citizens. Creating a Digital Community can empower...
- Tags: Broadband, Best Practice, Broadband Communications Infrastructure, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Bridging the Digital Divide: MTN Provides Next Generation Service Platform
- MTN South Africa partners with Cisco to provide a carrier class network that is highly scaleable and flexible.
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts 2007-03-20
- Intel Digital Communities Initiative Will Help Maximize Wireless Capabilities Worldwide
- Governments face increasing pressure to accomplish more with scarce resources. Budgets are tight or shrinking, and citizens are more demanding. In a global economy, governments are challenged to encourage business growth and economic competitiveness while safeguarding the environment and preserving old ways of life. Safety and security are increasingly important,...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Wireless, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-09-01
- CAN I DIVIDE LAN?
- I have setup a LAN of 32 PCs. Using a Trendnet Wireless Router for broadband. I would to divide the LAN into TWO workgroups not seeing each other but be able to use the Internet Line. How possible is it. Don't wanna use any additional Hardware. Wanna u
- Tags: computer, domain server, it management, LAN, networking, philtronix, software, windows & networking
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- MPEG Splitter (exe)
- MPEG Splitter splits large MPEG files into smaller ones. With the built-in MPEG player, you can preview the file, set the start and end times, and split or cut any section of the file you want. MPEG Splitter also splits equal parts either by size or by time. The program...
- Tags: Digital media, MPEG, MPEG-1, digital video, digital camera, camera, video
- Software downloads 2004-12-06
- The Disability Network Closes Digital Gap for People With Disabilities
- Located in Flint, Mich., and serving the residents of Genesee County, The Disability Network TDN is a nine-year-old, community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities to integrate into all aspects of community life. The challenge was to build an innovative and sustainable technology/assistive technology infrastructure to bridge the...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Disability, Networking
- Case studies
- mTrax (exe)
- Trax will help you become a better musician by maximizing your practice time and letting set your own tempo. With mTrax, you will "Divide and Conquer", or more precisely, "Divide, Slow Down, Loop, and Conquer". The concept is actually simple: Learn the songs that you like by adjusting the tempo...
- Tags: Concept, Musician
- Software downloads 2007-11-29
- Province of Brescia Goes Wireless Mesh: Cisco Wireless Network Bridges Digital Divide
- Administrators in the province, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, are covering 206 towns and villages with public wireless mesh networks to improve the competitiveness of local communities.
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless Network, Mesh Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
- Webcasts 2007-04-19
- How to Tell if a Digital Signature Is Trustworthy
- Digital signatures play a central role in software security. This paper explains what a digital signature is, and how one can check to make sure that a digital signature is trustworthy. A digital signature is used to authenticate digital information - such as documents, e-mail messages, and macros - by...
- Tags: Digital Signature, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
- White papers
- Excel Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide or Round All Cells Software (exe)
- Apply a math operation (add, subtract, multiply, divide or round) to a block of selected cells in MS Excel. Thus, it will considerably reduce the time you spend working. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Divide, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-17
- "Digital Divide" Separates Urban and Rural Americans
- How would you solve the Digital Divide?Assume you were the King of America. What would you do to make sure that all Americans enjoy the option of using broadband? Would you provide incentives to the telcos, mandate the infrastructure build, or leave well enough alone?Broadband for everyoneThe easiest...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Andy Moon, broadband, rural area
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
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