What is the digital divide?

The digital divide is the difference in the use of telephones, computers and the Internet between different countries, regions, industries, enterprises and people due to differences in geography, race, economic status, education, gender and physical condition. The arrival of information society is the inevitable trend of social development, and the process of informatization has greatly promoted the development of social economy. However, there is a serious digital divide in the information strategy of countries or regions around the world.

Since the late 1990s, the digital divide has been widely concerned by governments, social organizations and research institutions at home and abroad. For example, in July 2000, at the G8 Summit held in Okinawa, Japan, G8 leaders discussed how to bridge the digital divide.

The Digital Divide Faced by China

1. The digital gap between China and developed countries is widening.

2. The widening digital divide between different regions and between urban and rural areas in China is not conducive to the sustained and healthy development of the national economy and the stability of the country.

3. The digital divide between small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises. This gap is now becoming one of the main obstacles preventing small and medium-sized enterprises from catching up with large enterprises.

Refer to the above? * * * party member News Network-Digital Divide Research Report