| Impact of the Digital Divide - Education | |||
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In this country, every school has to teach ICT,
and every school is connected to the Internet.
There have been government schemes to help finance the provision of hardware and Internet access in schools and colleges. Schools in different countries are often linked together to exchange information and this enables pupils to work together on projects or to learn about other cultures or growing up in other countries. Resources to help in education such as documents, web sites of information or on-line databases can be held on the Internet for research use by students. Weblink:Welsh National Grid for Learning -
a wealth of resources for education. Students that have computers with Internet access at home have greater opportunities for research and study than those who do not.
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| Internet access is also provided in most libraries,
for the local community.
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| However, this ICT technology is not available in other countries, and schools in poorly developed countries will be unable to participate in any link schemes, or have any access to information held on the Internet. | |||