'The digital divide and how the advance of digitalisation increases poverty and inequality, should concern us.' Photo: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

‘People on low incomes are likely to be at significant disadvantage.’

Inside information technology: Lee Coppack on the digital divide

‘People on low incomes are likely to be at significant disadvantage.’

by Lee Coppack 22nd January 2021

It is not something that resonates immediately with Quakers. There are not many geeks among us. We might be grateful for Zoom, but see it mainly as a necessity. The digital divide, however, and how the advance of digitalisation increases poverty and inequality, should concern us.