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Digital Divide in the UK? : In the News
Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’
- Source: BBC News
8th March 2010
Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. The survey - of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries - found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.
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Video: Digital Giants: Martha Lane Fox
- Source: BBC
- 5th March 2010
Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of Lastminute.com delves into web entrepreneurship and some of the difficulties facing online businesses in the UK.
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The net generation, unplugged
- Source: The Economist
- 4th March 2010
Technology and society: Is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of “digital natives” who have grown up with the internet?
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More studying ‘on home computers’
- Source: BBC News
- 3rd February 2010
Pupils are more likely to use computers for their schoolwork at home on a daily basis than they are to use them every day at school, according to a survey.
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Ministers consider new law guaranteeing fast broadband for every home
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 2nd January 2010
All householders would have a legal right to a high speed broadband connection under new plans being considered by the Government.
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Children who use technology are ‘better writers’
- Source: BBC News
- 3rd December 2009
Children who blog, text or use social networking websites have better writing skills than those who do not, according to the National Literacy Trust.
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3/4 children admit secretly visiting social networking sites without their parents knowledge
- Source: BBC News
- 30th November 2009
Three quarters of children admit secretly visiting social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo without their parents knowledge, according research by Professor Tanya Byron.
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Government e-petitions give power to the people
- Source: BBC News
- 26th November 2009