Local Impact:
- Buying the latest technological equipment such as buying a computer and then obtaining internet access buy purchasing a subscription from any ISP and connecting all costs a lot of money. This is because there are a lot of different equipments and software that is needed to be bought so that you are roaming the internet with security and comfortably. However there are many homes in the U.K that have families that are on low income and will not be able buy the upto date technology and settle for the older ones. some families don't even have enough money to buy any sort of technology at all and will be lucky to have a television at home. In businesses and other organisations, costs will be greater because there needs to be many computers as well as a network connecting them all. This means only large and prosperous companies will be able to afford this. Broadband access to the internet will be needed for large networks and this will be more expensive. Not having the financial support to be able to fund yourself to the latest technology can give you a huge disadvantage locally, especially in your social life. This is because people often ostracize people who don't have access to any sort of technology especially if you don't have wifi at home. The digital divide often brings out the divide in humans by dividing the rich and poor into two different categories. It also gives you a disadvantage in your education as a lot work presently is being set up on the computer to do especially homeworks. So then if you don't have enough money for computer and internet connection then you will fall behind with the work.
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