The digital divide refers to inequalities in access to and use of information and communication technologies. Factors that contribute to the digital divide include poverty, gender, age, and social class. One program aiming to close the digital divide is One Laptop per Child, which provides each child with a low-cost, durable laptop to support collaborative and self-directed learning. The goal is for children to use the laptops to engage in their own education, connect with others, and gain access to opportunities that could lead to a brighter future.

1. The Digital Divide
By Annie Laing

2. inequalities between groups, broadly construed, in terms of
access to, use of, or knowledge of information and
communication technologies

4. causes that
contribute to
digital divide:
Poverty
Gender
Age
Class

7. Closing the digital divide:
One Laptop per Child
Program

8. The aim is to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. To this
end, they have designed hardware, content and software for collaborative, joyful, and self-
empowered learning.
With access to this type of tool, children are engaged in their own education, and learn, share,
and create together. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter
future.