Locally
Developing countries in areas such as Africa have low income. The people who live there worry about basic things such as food, clean water and health care. They can’t afford to buy or invest in technology because they have to think about what they need to live first.
Developing countries have a poor technological infrastructure. The UK has a national grid to provide an electricity supply to homes and businesses. Other developed countries also have reliable electricity supplies. Developing countries can’t afford to develop a national grid so many villages are without power, and in towns and cities it can be unreliable. ICT depends on electricity so lack of electricity supply creates a digital divide.
The UK and other developed countries have a wide telecoms network. Less developed countries have a shortage of telephone lines so some areas will have no connection. If there is an internet connection, it will be slow and expensive. By 2010, the cost of ICT services averaged 1.5% of GNI per capita in developed countries, compared with 17% of GNI per capita in developing countries. . Computers and technological devices are expensive. They are affordable to people in developed countries, but not in developing countries.(Source: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/facts/2011/material/ICTFactsFigures2011.pdf)
Measures are being taken to try to bridge the gap between the rich and poor countries.
Developing countries in areas such as Africa have low income. The people who live there worry about basic things such as food, clean water and health care. They can’t afford to buy or invest in technology because they have to think about what they need to live first.
Developing countries have a poor technological infrastructure. The UK has a national grid to provide an electricity supply to homes and businesses. Other developed countries also have reliable electricity supplies. Developing countries can’t afford to develop a national grid so many villages are without power, and in towns and cities it can be unreliable. ICT depends on electricity so lack of electricity supply creates a digital divide.
The UK and other developed countries have a wide telecoms network. Less developed countries have a shortage of telephone lines so some areas will have no connection. If there is an internet connection, it will be slow and expensive. By 2010, the cost of ICT services averaged 1.5% of GNI per capita in developed countries, compared with 17% of GNI per capita in developing countries. . Computers and technological devices are expensive. They are affordable to people in developed countries, but not in developing countries.(Source: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/facts/2011/material/ICTFactsFigures2011.pdf)
Measures are being taken to try to bridge the gap between the rich and poor countries.