We Need Better Yardstick to Measure Digital Divide, Researcher Says

Relying on easy-to-measure factors like how many Internet access points a place has presents a simplistic picture of today’s digital divide. A more sophisticated approach is needed to get an honest assessment of who is being left behind, according to Karine Barzilai-Nahon, an assistant professor at the University of Washington Information School.

If you want to include this story in your blog, copy and paste this formatted text:

<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news79860784.html">We Need Better Yardstick to Measure Digital Divide, Researcher Says</a></p> <p>Relying on easy-to-measure factors like how many Internet access points a place has presents a simplistic picture of today’s digital divide. A more sophisticated approach is needed to get an honest assessment of who is being left behind, according to Karine Barzilai-Nahon, an assistant professor at the University of Washington Information School.</p>