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Teachers still hold the key to children’s learning and no keyboard or screen can replace their role.
African leaders blunt the transformative power of smartphones through censorship and internet shutdowns.
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The full benefits of digital democracy are being thwarted by digital exclusion that is driven by the high cost of data.
High-speed internet is harder to come by in the country.
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Americans depend more than ever on high-speed internet to connect to jobs, get health care and socialize. What policies really work to close the rural-urban digital divide?
Digital illiteracy contributes to youth unemployment.
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The high cost of data and inadequate digital skills prevent young people from accessing job opportunities.
Lights, camera, learn!
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For starters, why not have Hollywood team up with teachers to make education more entertaining?
Universities around the world are re-examining how they teach, do research and serve their students.
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Vice-chancellors from three South African universities unpack how the COVID-19 pandemic could alter the country’s higher education sector.
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Kenya’s new internet balloons could help to get more Kenyans online and drive new industry.
Students without computers are having a rougher time with the new normal.
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This real-time snapshot of the digital divide illustrates why education experts are concerned that school closures could increase achievement gaps.
Remote worship is becoming the norm during the pandemic.
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Most Christian churches were relying heavily on ‘collection plates’ to pay their bills before the pandemic struck. And less than half were doing any online fundraising as of 2018.
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Galleries and musuems are rapidly moving online in response to social distancing measures, but the digital divide means regional and remote organisations could be left behind.
What lecturers and students can do in the absence of the bricks-and-mortar lecturing experience.
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Steps higher education institutions can take to ensure that teaching and learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slow or unreliable internet access is a reality for millions of Americans.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to study and work online. It’s also sparked a need for news and information. That’s a challenge for the 24 million Americans who lack broadband internet access.
Millions of US kids are suddenly being taught outside the classroom.
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Encouraging kids to complete their work can be tough for families managing full-time work and family obligations on a tight budget. And that’s true even when schools are operating normally.
Digital inequality remains firmly in place in South Africa.
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Policies need to address human develop challenges, if people are to be equitably brought on line.
Many older people are wary of asking for help with technology.
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As technology moves faster and our population gets older, here are some things we can all do to help seniors keep up.
Mobile phones aren’t the full solution to increase access to broadband services.
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Regulators should stimulate demand for broadband services through increased access to computers.
Workers pack coffee sachets at the Dormans coffee factory in Nairobi, Kenya.
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With an outdated story that gives up on manufacturing, Africa will fail to close the huge digital gap it still faces.
Do you know what happens when you share your data?
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Technology experts have long worried about a ‘digital divide’ between those who could use computers and those who could not. Artificial intelligence algorithms are widening the gulf.
Moving into aged care can affect a person’s ability to remain connected to their local community, but most aged care facilities don’t provide access to digital devices.
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Older generations are increasingly more connected, but those living in aged care continue to experience a digital divide.
While farmers are the familiar face of rural Australia, most jobs are not in agriculture or mining.
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Rural and regional Australia is a big and diverse place, but some broad common issues do emerge as policy priorities.