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Thursday, April 25, 2002
http://www.uwiretoday.com/computing042402004.html Budgets cuts could widen 'digital divide' Eugene Chan, Medill News Service (Medill School of Journalism) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Depending on who you talk to the digital divide gap either remains significant or is quickly closing. "Things are getting better," Adam Theirer said. He is director of telecommunication studies for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington. "New technology isn't instantly available to all members of society." "Relative to other technologies historically, the fastest growth [of access] is occurring among low-income and minority groups." Angela Blackwell is of the opposite point of view. She is president of PolicyLink.org, a liberal group based in New York that advocates programs to help low-income Americans. "There is still a long way to go," Blackwell said. "The gap is still wide for people of color. As a nation we have not yet scratched the surface of the access question." ...
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