Which steps can be taken to minimize digital divide in the country i Focus on education ii Generatin...........

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Recently, the Kerala High Court, in Faheema Shirin v. the State of Kerala case, declared the right to Internet access as a fundamental right forming a part of the right to privacy and the right to education under Article 21 of the Constitution.The court held that, in an information society, unequal access to the Internet creates and reproduces socio-economic exclusions. According to new study, India’s digital divide is preventing the Digital India programme from achieving its desired outcomes. Digital divide means discrepancy between people who have access to and the resources to use new information and communication tools, such as the Internet, and people who do not have the resources and access to the technology. It also means discrepancy between those who have the skills, knowledge and abilities to use the technologies and those who do not.The digital divide can exist between those living in rural areas and those living in urban areas, between genders, between the educated and uneducated, between economic classes, and on a global scale between more and less industrially developed nations. There is a huge rural- urban and inter-state digital divide in India.

Which steps can be taken to minimize digital divide in the country?

i Focus on education

ii Generating awareness

iii Digital literacy and access

iv Address linguistic barriers

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i. ii and iii only

ii iii and iv only

i. iii and iv only

all of the above

none of these

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Explanation:

Following steps can be taken to minimize digital divide in the country

Focus on education: Make primary and secondary education especially for girls and women accessible even in the remotest parts of India.

Generating awareness: Digital divides could be bridged to an extent by bringing greater awareness among citizens about the use of digital technology which could help in reducing information inequality in society.

Digital literacy and access: The digital divide can be bridged only if communities have access to digital channels and are aware of how to use them. As part of the Digital India programme, 250,000 access points are being set up for delivering various electronic services to villages.

Address linguistic barriers: There is dominance of English language in software and internet. There is a need to promote the use of national language and local languages at least in government websites so as to make computers and internet more users friendly.