Capterra Glossary
Digital Divide
This describes the divide between those who can easily access certain technologies and those who can't. It particularly highlights internet access challenges, as well as internet-connected devices. Reasons behind the digital divide include economic challenges, education and opportunity inequalities, geographic location, as well as cultural and social inequities.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Digital Divide
SMBs can help address the digital divide by creating opportunities and initiatives in their communities to facilitate technology access and literacy. They can also take action on their hiring policy to ensure the digital divide doesn't affect their consideration of job candidates; this is particularly important for SMBs that work with digital assets or media.
Related Terms
- Big Data
- Attrition
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Furlough
- Intranet
- Business Intelligence (BI) Services
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Analytics and Business Intelligence (ABI)
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Advanced Clinical Research Information Systems (ACRIS)
- Business Analytics
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Remote Work
- AMO (Application Management Outsourcing)
- Procurement
- Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
- MSO (Management Services Organization)