In Review: A Conversation on Bridging the Gap within the 'Digital Divide'
Written by Osay Imarhiagbe, Global Shapers Atlanta Hub Marketing Lead
The concept of digital inclusion refers to the idea that all members of a community should have adequate access to digital tools and services. In an ever-increasingly interconnected world, these resources are necessary to ensure that each member of a community can connect and communicate with other individuals, receive and share important information, and make use of online educational and work-related technologies.
As we adapt to new ways of connecting as a result of the pandemic, there exists a unique opportunity for us to reimagine how we can bridge the gap of this digital divide. For the Global Shapers Atlanta hub, this opportunity came in the form of a community discussion on the topic of digital inclusion.
On Monday, March 8th 2021, our hub hosted a talk as part of the Davos Dialogues series- a program that seeks to inspire an international discourse around ways to rethink our current systems in the wake of the current global pandemic.