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Salaries in Qatar for employees are a bit more or less similar to that in developed countries. Moreover, given the lack of personal taxation, net income is usually higher, and this is one of the major attractions of working in Qatar. Therefore, employees are able to buy information and communication technology devices to benefit from a variety of online activities such as instant messaging, researching, accessing their company’s website for completing their work etc. However, the case is completely the opposite with drivers, house cleaner and security guards, factory labors and so on since their salaries are very low. For example, a computer or a smartphone in Qatar might take up salary of 4 months of the security guard. Therefore, they will not be able to benefit from accessing the internet while citizens with higher income can. This difference in income between citizens causes a digital divide locally.