bridging the digital divide in india:: issue and challenge
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Bridging the Digital Divide in India: Issue and Challenges@ UGC Sponsored National Conference, Reshaping the Academic Libraries: Trends and Issues (REALITI – 2014) to be organized by J M Patel College of Commerce, Goregaon (W), Mumbai on 12th Sept. 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Bridging The Digital Divide In India
Issue And ChallengesBy
Swapna Athavale&
Swapna Bhide
Introduction And Definition Information Age
Wide use of ICT
Developing Countries like India- affected – Digital Divide
Deschamps:’’Digital divide as the growing gap between those parts of the world which have easy access to knowledge, information ideas and works of information through technology and those who do not”
Factors That Contribute ToDigitalDivide
Infrastructural
Literacy & Skill
Economic
Relevant Content
Language
Role Of Libraries & Information Centres
Commitment to freedom of access to information & promotion of life-long learning
Some of the major projects :1. National Science Digital Library2. Vidya Vahini Project3. Digital Mobile Library4. Library Networks
Possible Solutions To Bridging Digital Divide
Creation of Legislation to provide funds
Provision of Goernment Public Internet Booth
Develop culture of e-research
Multi-user community centeres
Encourage the use of computers at school level
References Dutta, Subrat (2003)”Impact of
Information Communication Technology On Society”, Yojana, 7:24, p.47
Ghosh, Shyamal (2004)” Indian Telecom Scenario”, Yojana, 1:20, p.48
Aina, L.O (2003)”Strenthening Information Provision in Nigerian University Libraries: The Digital Option, copendium of paper presentations, NLA Annual Conference, 7-12 sept. 2003, p.1