Bridging the digital divide in the G20: skills for the new age
Abstract: The digital divide in general, and between women and men in particular, is a manifestation of exclusion, poverty and inequality, and is likely to continue because of the effects of unemployment, poorly functioning digital skilling programmes and socio-cultural norms in some economies, and further depriving women equal access to digital services. Digital skills provide the poor a catalyst to break out of the cycle of poverty and empower themselves. This paper proposes a three-pronged digital skills strategy that will be required for developing countries to break out of the digital divide trap: (1) Monitor the evolving set of digital skills required for employment, (2) incorporate a holistic digital skills development strategy into national education programmes, and (3) contextualize skilling programs within prevailing socio-cultural norms that will shape the uptake and impact of digital skilling programs.
- Standort
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Bridging the digital divide in the G20: skills for the new age ; volume:12 ; number:1 ; year:2018 ; extent:21
Economics / Journal articles. Journal articles ; 12, Heft 1 (2018) (gesamt 21)
- Urheber
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Chetty, Krish
Aneja, Urvashi
Mishra, Vidisha
Gcora, Nozibele
Josie, Jaya
- DOI
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10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-24
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412131011300.951976035000
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte
- Chetty, Krish
- Aneja, Urvashi
- Mishra, Vidisha
- Gcora, Nozibele
- Josie, Jaya