Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology, Community and Public PolicyISBN: 978-0-631-23242-1
Paperback
296 pages
October 2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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‘Bridging the Digital Divide makes it clear that the
digital divide is only one symptom of persistent poverty -- a
problem that touches us all. Fortunately, this is a case in which
treating the symptom may help cure the disease. Servon’s book
shows us that programs aimed at closing the divide are creating
pathways out of poverty for many low-income technology users, who
are acquiring career skills, educational advantages, and new
knowledge that can lead to living-wage jobs’. Laura
Breeden, Director, America Connects Consortium
This book is very dry, but in a good way, laying out where
exactly the digital divide falls and assessing how programs across
the country have tried to answer the question: Why cant Johnny
surf? A must-read for serious technology activists. City
Limits
This interesting and valuable addition to the literature on urban poverty and access to computers linked to the Internet is an empirical study that concludes with some sensible and thoughtful policy recommendations. Highly recommended. E. Lewis, New College of Florida