conquering the digital divide

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Conquering the digital divides

Paul Wallbank

Council on the ageing

2008 NSW Seniors Week

9 April 2008

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The digital natives

• Grown up with computers

• Born after 1985

• Trust computers and the net

• Know what they want and they want it now

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The digital immigrants

• Had to learn to use computers

• Don’t take them for granted

• Apply other life experiences

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The real digital divide

• The income divide

• The access divide

• The experience divide

• The age divide

• Income is the real divide

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Conquering the divide

• The real divide is economic

• The key is education and spending

• The natives and immigrants can learn from each other

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The future

• Even more information

• Making money from that information

• Mobile computing

• Convergence

• Always on

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The challenges

• Telcos don’t get it

• Vista problems are a symptom

• Industry itself is struggling

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Live Life

• Explore

• Enjoy

• Share

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Conquering the digital divides

Paul Wallbank

Council on the ageing

2008 NSW Seniors Week

9 April 2008