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Geographical is the third factor of digital divide that will be covered in this E book. Wait! How is this linked to the digital divide? Some geographical areas such as mountains, deserts and rainforest do not have the basic infrastructure such as roads and bridges, so it is very difficult to implement the basic information and communication technology infrastructure to provide connection to the internet. This causes a digital divide since countries with these geographical factors have restricted or no access to technology.
To illustrate, geographical areas, which are mountainous such as Nepal, Tanzania, parts of Algeria, parts of Russia, North Africa’s desert areas and South East Asia have problems with the information and communication technology infrastructure thus they lack the high speed internet access. Moreover, implementing information and communication technology infrastructure in mountains, desert and rainforest areas is difficult and very costly.
For example, the geographical digital divide can be seen in UK wherein people living in London have high-speed internet connections since Telecom companies concentrate on these because it is where the majority of the population lives. However, it is very expensive to provide internet connection to people living in Cheviot.
To illustrate, geographical areas, which are mountainous such as Nepal, Tanzania, parts of Algeria, parts of Russia, North Africa’s desert areas and South East Asia have problems with the information and communication technology infrastructure thus they lack the high speed internet access. Moreover, implementing information and communication technology infrastructure in mountains, desert and rainforest areas is difficult and very costly.
For example, the geographical digital divide can be seen in UK wherein people living in London have high-speed internet connections since Telecom companies concentrate on these because it is where the majority of the population lives. However, it is very expensive to provide internet connection to people living in Cheviot.