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U.S. businesses, policymakers, elected officials, and educators
have signaled a commitment to national Internet knowledge
in recent years. They have worked together through innovative
public-private partnerships to help reduce the "digital
divide" that separates the "haves" and "have-nots"
in the new Internet economy -- that is, populations that
have access to technology and those that do not.
Education Level and Geographic Location -- Who Is Not Online
Internet Explosion
A survey by the U.S. Department of Commerce in February 2002
measured an explosion in U.S. Internet access. More than half
of the nation is now online. In September 2001, about 54 percent
of Americans were using the Internet -- an increase of 26
million people in thirteen months. In September 2001, 66 percent
of Americans used computers. [A NATION ONLINE: How Americans
Are Expanding Their Use Of The Internet]
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The Internet can put the world at your fingertips or widen
the social gap for people who don’t have access, education,
and digital equity. Read about current studies, issues, facts,
and figures that show progress toward bridging the digital
divide globally.
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