cf (1).pdf cf by Cf Cf Submission date: 08-Dec-2019 07:06AM (UTC-0600) Submission ID: 1229687667 File name: IMPACT_OF_THE_GLOBAL_DIGITAL_DIVIDE.docx (16.01K) Word count: 388 Character count: 2143 6% SIMILARITY INDEX 0% INTERNET SOURCES 5% PUBLICATIONS 6% STUDENT PAPERS 1 5% 2 2% Exclude quotes On Exclude bibliography On Exclude matches Off cf ORIGINALITY REPORT PRIMARY SOURCES Submitted to St Dominic's Sixth Form College Student Paper Kelvin Joseph Bwalya. "chapter 1 Information Access, the Digital Divide, and Knowledge- Based Economies", IGI Global, 2014 Publication cfby Cf CfcfORIGINALITY REPORTPRIMARY SOURCES IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE.edited (1).docx Running head: IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE Institutional affiliation Student name Date Citizens living in a country that lags behind the rest of the world in ICT capacity are lacking various things which are very important in life. Technology plays an instrumental role in improving the quality of life, and hence the citizens who live in the countries which have lagged in terms of ICT experience various challenges. This paper delves to explain some of the most common problems which are experienced by citizens living in countries which have lagged in terms of information communication technology. The first challenge experienced in the countries which have lagged in terms of ICT is the poor quality of life. It should be noted that ICT plays an instrumental role in improving the quality of human life. This is because it can be utilized as education and learning, the mass communication media in promotion as well as campaigning practical and also critical issues comprising of social and health area. Information communication technology is also essential since it helps in the provision of broader knowledge and also helps in gaining as well as accessing information (Korunka & Hoonakker, 2014) The second challenge faced by countries that have lagged in terms of technology is sustainability; information communication technologies play two significant roles in energy consumption. First, they are helping supporting energy-saving measures in buildings and could also have a critical impact on the rational utilization of heating energy. Secondly, information communication technologies also have a significant impact on sustainability because they are capable of influencing the demand side through the encouragement of sustainable consumption patterns; therefore, it is evident the countries which have lagged in terms of ICT are less sustainable)(Hilty & Aebischer,2015). Lastly, ICT has a significant influence on affluence and safety. Hence, countries that have lagged in terms of ICT are less secure as compared to the countries which have adopted new technologies. ICT enables the identification of various disasters, thus making countries more secure by giving room for the establis ...

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ORIGINALITY REPORT
PRIMARY SOURCES
Submitted to St Dominic's Sixth Form College
Student Paper
Kelvin Joseph Bwalya. "chapter 1 Information
Access, the Digital Divide, and Knowledge-
Based Economies", IGI Global, 2014
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3. IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE
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Citizens living in a country that lags behind the rest of the
world in ICT capacity are lacking various things which are very
important in life. Technology plays an instrumental role in
improving the quality of life, and hence the citizens who live in
the countries which have lagged in terms of ICT experience
various challenges. This paper delves to explain some of the
most common problems which are experienced by citizens
living in countries which have lagged in terms of information
communication technology.
The first challenge experienced in the countries which have
lagged in terms of ICT is the poor quality of life. It should be
noted that ICT plays an instrumental role in improving the
quality of human life. This is because it can be utilized
as education and learning, the mass communication media in
promotion as well as campaigning practical and also critical
issues comprising of social and health area. Information
communication technology is also essential since it helps in the
provision of broader knowledge and also helps in gaining as
well as accessing information (Korunka & Hoonakker, 2014)
The second challenge faced by countries that have lagged in
terms of technology is sustainability; information
communication technologies play two significant roles in
energy consumption. First, they are helping supporting energy-

4. saving measures in buildings and could also have a
critical impact on the rational utilization of heating energy.
Secondly, information communication technologies also have a
significant impact on sustainability because they are capable of
influencing the demand side through the encouragement of
sustainable consumption patterns; therefore, it is evident the
countries which have lagged in terms of ICT are less
sustainable)(Hilty & Aebischer,2015).
Lastly, ICT has a significant influence on affluence and safety.
Hence, countries that have lagged in terms of ICT are less
secure as compared to the countries which have adopted new
technologies. ICT enables the identification of various
disasters, thus making countries more secure by giving room for
the establishment of multiple measures that can be used to
counter those threats.
References
Hilty, L. M., & Aebischer, B. (Eds.). (2015). ICT innovations
for sustainability (Vol. 310). Springer International Publishing.
Koruna, C., & Hoonakker, P. (Eds.). (2014). The impact of ICT
on quality of working life. Dordrecht: Springer.