The document discusses the ramifications of the digital divide on social capital, knowledge capital, and human capital. The digital divide is defined as the gap between those who have access to computers and the internet and those who do not. It can impact social capital by hindering fast-paced communication. It affects knowledge capital by making it difficult for employees to enhance their talents without internet access. It also impacts human capital by preventing individuals from gaining new skills and knowledge online to increase their economic value. The document recommends that governments address this by subsidizing internet providers, improving rural infrastructure, and educating people to bridge the digital divide.

1. Ramifications of Digital
Divide

2. Digital Divide & Social Capital
 The digital divide can be defined as, “the gulf between those who have ready
access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not.” (Internet world
stats, 2016)
 Social capital - the networks of relationships among people who live and work
in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively.
(Investopedia, 2016)
 Digital divide can impact on the social capital, people will not be able to have
a fast paced communication due to the lack of internet which was going to
make things easy.

3. Knowledge Capital
 Knowledge capital -is the intangible asset that represents valuable ideas,
methods, processes and other intuitive talents that belong to a company.
Which is also referred to as intellectual capital. (Investinganswers.com, 2016)
 How this works is knowledge capital largely relies on the talents of people
than the work of machines, if they are affected by digital divide they will not
be able to function effectively because employees needs the use of internet
to enhance their talents.

4. Human Capital
 Human capital - the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of
individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals,
their employers, or their community. (BusinessDictionary.com, 2016)
 Individuals use the internet in order to enhance and gain skills, knowledge
etc. So the impacts of digital divide on human capital can hinder those
possibilities of individuals growing their skill and increasing the economic
value.

5. How I can assist the Government to
solve ramifications of digital divide.
 To bridge the gap of the digital divide we must create new innovative
solutions to the pervasive problems of poverty. We must educate and
empower the young, the old, the rich, and the poor.
 When this is done our economies become stronger, our advances come
quicker. Our hungry eat and our sick get better. Working together on a global
level we can correct bad legislation, create new affirmative legislation, gain
a better use of current technologies and innovate new ones.
 The government should subsidies internet providers in order for internet to be
affordable for people to purchase it.
 The government needs to improve the infrastructure in rural areas so there
can be landlines, improved networks and possibilities of installing fiber optic
cables.

6. References
 BusinessDictionary.com. (2016). What is human capital? definition and meaning.
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capital.html [Accessed 20 Nov. 2016].
 Internet world stats. (2016). Digital Divide - ICT Information Communications
Technology. [online] Available at: http://www.internetworldstats.com/links10.htm
[Accessed 20 Nov. 2016].
 Investinganswers.com. (2016). Knowledge Capital Definition & Example | Investing
Answers. [online] Available at: http://www.investinganswers.com/financial-
dictionary/businesses-corporations/knowledge-capital-6014 [Accessed 20 Nov.
2016].
 Investopedia. (2016). Social Capital. [online] Available at:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/socialcapital.asp [Accessed 20 Nov. 2016].