Digital divide

specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies

form of society

historical period

inequality of access to information and communication technologies

non-profit initiative

an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and compose clear information from a digital source

set of abilities to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information

person who has grown up in the digital age

social formation in which individual and collective knowledge and its organization are increasingly becoming the basis of social, economic and media coexistence

two-phase United Nations-sponsored summit on information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis

person using IT to engage in society, politics, and government

Electronic services or e-services are services that make use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The three main components of e-services are: service provider; service receiver; and the channels of service delivery (i.e., technology)

hypothesis

effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web (WWW or Web) for people with disabilities

thumb|Telecentre building in Senegal A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential digital skills. Telecentres exist in almost every country, although they sometimes go by a different names including public internet access center (PIAP), village knowledge center, infocenter, Telecottage, Electronic Village Hall, community technology center (CTC), community multimedia center (CMC), multipurpose community telecentre (MCT)

cultural production made through social interactions of different communities and groups

accessibility of digital technologies, skills, and communication to individuals and communities

ability to use information and communications

multi-stakeholder initiative associated with the United Nations

Geochicas is a collective of feminists linked to OpenStreetMap, originally Spanish-speaking, who work for female empowerment and reducing the gender gap in the OpenStreetMap communities and communities associated with the world of free software and open data. Geochicas today has users on at least 3 continents.

thumb|A Geekcorps volunteer setting up a [[Wi-Fi antenna in Mali]] thumb|right|A Malian man writes :ff:Ndimaagu|an article ("Wisdom") for the Fula language Wikipedia in the Geekcorps Mali headquarters.

organization

estimates of how many people use the Internet