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.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: 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)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Chetty, Krish ; Aneja, Urvashi ; Mishra, Vidisha ; Gcora, Nozibele ; Josie, Jaya

Further information

• DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-24
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412131011300.951976035000
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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