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