This chapter investigates the socio-economic dimensions of the digital divide, focusing on how income, education, and class status influence digital access and literacy. It analyses the compounding effects of poverty and low educational attainment on digital exclusion, emphasising the role of structural inequities. The chapter critiques market-driven digital policies and explores community-based interventions that address affordability and skill development.

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Socio-Economic Divide

  • Tarnveer Singh

摘要

This chapter investigates the socio-economic dimensions of the digital divide, focusing on how income, education, and class status influence digital access and literacy. It analyses the compounding effects of poverty and low educational attainment on digital exclusion, emphasising the role of structural inequities. The chapter critiques market-driven digital policies and explores community-based interventions that address affordability and skill development.