are we living in an information divided world?
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A presentation to try and find out if we're living in an information divided world and looking at the internet as the main source of information in our world today?TRANSCRIPT
ARE WE LIVING IN A WORLD DIVIDED
INTO INFORMATION HAVES AND HAVE
NOTS?
CT231 Presentation By Brian Neary
@BrianNeary93 #CT231
What is
Information?
CC BY-SA 2.0Dave Dugdale
INFORMATION CAN BE DEFINED AS:
knowledge acquired through experience or study
the act of informing or the condition of being informed
knowledge of specific and timely events or situations
WHERE DO WE GET INFORMATION?
(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Jay Yohe
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)phonono
(CC BY-SA 2.0)hackNY
(CC BY 2.0)Bradley Gordon
“KNOWLEDGE IS OF
TWO KINDS. WE KNOW A
SUBJECT OURSELVES, OR WE KNOW WHERE WE
CAN FIND INFORMATION
UPON IT. ”-SAMUEL JOHNSON
(CC BY 2.0)R/DV/RS
Is
There an Information
Divide
In our
World?(CC BY 2.0)
FlyingSinger
91% OF PEOPLE USE THE INTERNET TO FIND INFORMATION…
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Fibby
“Today, if you have an Internet connection,
you have at your fingertips an amount of information previously
available only to those with access to the world's
greatest libraries indeed,in most respects what is
available through the Internet dwarfs those
libraries, and it is incomparably easier to find what you
need.”-Peter Singer
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Mr. T in DC
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
MAIN CAUSES OF THE DIVIDE: Poorer regions not having the structure in place to
access the internetOnly 21% of households in developing countries
have access to the internet.
Older people not having the knowledge to use the internet
Less than 10% of all internet users are over 65 years of age
IS THERE
ANYTHING BEEN
DONE TO REPAIR
THISDIVIDE?
(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)kevin dean
ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD…GREEN WI-FI...
(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)World Bank Photo Collection
http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/landing/internetbus/
GETTING OLDER PEOPLE INVOLVED ON THE INTERNET...
(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)UCT Summer School
http://theprojectgoal.org/
“Given that the Internet
has become an indispensable tool
for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality,
and accelerating development
and human progress, ensuring
universal access to the Internet should be
a priority for all states.”
(CC BY 2.0)Neubie
ARE THESE
EFFORTS HAVING
AN EFFECT?
(CC BY-ND 2.0)Judit Klein
A 445% increase in internet users in 10 years
A further 23% increase from 2010 to 2012http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/10/22/incredible-growth-of-the-internet-since-2000/
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
-Maimonides
(CC BY 2.0)Diganta Talukdar
Thank you!
Feel free to ask any questions!
CT231 Presentation By Brian Neary@BrianNeary93#CT231