| Authors | JIA LAUD |
|---|---|
| Article Type | Research Article |
| Language | English |
| Journal | North Asian International Research Journal of Social Science & Humanities |
| ISSN | 2454-9827 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication Year | 2026 |
| Publication Date | July 01, 2026 |
| DOI URL | https://doiglobal.org/10.2026/NAIRJCSSH.025 |
The "digital divide" is the gap between people who have good internet access and people who don't. For a long time, people thought about this as a simple yes-or-no question: either you have internet, or you don't. But it's way more complicated than that. It includes things like whether the infrastructure even exists, whether people can afford it, whether they know how to use it, and whether they can benefit from it economically. This paper looks at the digital divide between developed and developing countries through four angles: the infrastructure gap, the cost of getting online, who controls the rules of the internet, and what happens to people who get left out. Using data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Bank, and other research, this paper argues that the digital divide isn't just a tech problem. It's a symptom of bigger inequalities and fixing it will take a lot more than laying cables and handing out phones.
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