Bridging the Digital Divide in India: Issue and Challenges@ UGC Sponsored National Conference, Reshaping the Academic Libraries: Trends and Issues (REALITI – 2014) to be organized by J M Patel College of Commerce, Goregaon (W), Mumbai on 12th Sept. 2014.

1. Issue And Challenges
By
Swapna Athavale
&
Swapna Bhide

2.  Information Age
 Wide use of ICT
 Developing Countries like India- affected –
Digital Divide
 Deschamps:’’Digital divide as the growing gap
between those parts of the world which have
easy access to knowledge, information ideas
and works of information through technology
and those who do not”

3.  Infrastructural
 Literacy & Skill
Economic
Relevant Content
Language

4. Commitment to freedom of access to
information & promotion of life-long
learning
Some of the major projects :
1. National Science Digital Library
2. Vidya Vahini Project
3. Digital Mobile Library
4. Library Networks

5.  Creation of Legislation to provide funds
 Provision of Goernment Public Internet Booth
 Develop culture of e-research
 Multi-user community centeres
 Encourage the use of computers at school
level

6. Dutta, Subrat (2003)”Impact of Information
Communication Technology On Society”,
Yojana, 7:24, p.47
Ghosh, Shyamal (2004)” Indian Telecom
Scenario”, Yojana, 1:20, p.48
Aina, L.O (2003)”Strenthening Information
Provision in Nigerian University Libraries:
The Digital Option, copendium of paper
presentations, NLA Annual Conference, 7-
12 sept. 2003, p.1