Research shows a significant number of people still struggle with the digital transformation of government and business. But throwing more technology at the problem is not necessarily the answer.
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Instruction through mobile phones can provide an effective, scalable method to provide education instruction when schooling is disrupted.
South Africa has no comprehensive national media literacy programme. Often it comes down to individual teachers and schools to make learners more media literate.
Teachers went to great effort to help parents support their children’s learning.
Many young women faced challenges with online learning and studying at home during COVID, but some showed resilience and a determination to achieve their educational goals.
Researchers estimate that COVID-19 disruptions in 2020 set back the education system by five years.
Claims the digital divide has been ‘closed’ don’t include the full picture of internet inequality in the United States.
Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.
Many vulnerable people are unable to engage with their energy usage online, leading to higher bills and even debt and illness.
Smart cities’ focus on technology has made the digital divide worse, not better. The new infrastructure law could change that.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act designates broadband internet access as an essential service and targets billions of dollars to close the digital divide.
The police, the media and politicians have long objected Chief Keef’s ties to gang violence. But the rapper wrote the playbook for using social media to make a career out of music.
Pressure is mounting on Congress to take action on Facebook. Our panel of experts offers their top priorities: user control of data, banking-like oversight and resources to close the digital divide.
Monitoring of student behavior often extends beyond schoolwork and normal school hours. A privacy expert explains the harmful effects.
Privacy, security, access and design will need to be monitored as the UK moves to ‘appify’ public services.
While the pandemic undoubtedly sped up the uptake of educational technology in higher education, it doesn’t point to an entirely online future.
Refugee women reported less internet use than men across all online activities, including banking, education, health services and social services.
Older people are often labelled technophobic, but since lockdown the digital divide is closing as more and more use technology to connect with others.
Auckland has risen to the top of a global liveable cities survey on the back of the country’s pandemic response. But that’s not the full picture.
African governments should prioritise investment in high speed internet connectivity because it can have spillover benefits for education systems, as well as economic and social growth.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communications; Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor, University of Fort Hare
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Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in Communications Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of Sociology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Pro-VC, Sharda University
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Research Fellow, dot.rural, The Open University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
