Chapter 8: Case Study

Western Cape Striving to Eliminate the Digital Divide

Question to Consider

1. How important is access to ICT in children’s education?

ICT is very important to children's educations because  first, it will enhance the children's creativity, enhance home/setting experience ,builds the child self esteem .

2. What are the barriers that stand in the way of universal access to ICT for everyone who wants it?

the barriers to it is what if your computer get a virus then it could cost to lose all your data which could be very important. so the computer it self is the disadvantage

Technological Advances Create Digital Divide in Health Care

Questions to Consider

1. Can you provide examples that either refute or confirm the idea that a gap exists between the kinds of healthcare services available to the wealthy and the poor in the United States?

2. Should healthcare organizations make major investments in telemedicine to provide improved services that only the wealthy can afford?

healthcare organizations should make investment to this telemedicine services.

because it really helps people from long distances .but in a affordable price.

3. What are the drawbacks of telemedicine? What situations might not lend themselves to telemedicine solutions? 

for me the drawbacks in telemedicine is first, the breakdown in the relationship between health professional and patient, secondly is the breakdown in the relationship between health professionals . and lastly is quality of information issues .