[Air-l] Re: Inventor of the term "Digital Divide"?

[Cristian Berrío Zapata]

Whoops, I was just inquiring about the same. Important item is that the
term includes not just the mere tenancy of computers or IT gadgets but
the PRODUCTIVE use of it. From there, we are dealing with an economical
concept regarding competence construction. I can be as productive using
a 386Pc than other using a last generation processor.

On the other hand, the concept does not refers specifically to society
but I think the networking nature of IT (which turns it to ICT) force us
to add up something else to the idea: to be productive the user must be
embebbed into a socio-technical structure that keeps the pace with his
competitive rhythm. Otherwise, the user might be productive himself but
constrained by bottle necks that reduce his possibilities.

Now the big deal is what can be the definition of "PRODUCTIVE"...?

Cristian Berrío Zapata
Profesor
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Facultad de Economía
Teléfono (57 3)300 817 9849
cberrioz at etb.net.co
CHAT cristianberrioz at hotmail.com 

-----Mensaje original-----
De: air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
[mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] En nombre de M. Deanya
Lattimore
Enviado el: Sábado, 26 de Marzo de 2005 03:35 p.m.
Para: air-l-aoir.org at listserv.aoir.org
Asunto: [Air-l] Re: Inventor of the term "Digital Divide"?

Hi Laurent!
> Anyone got an idea who was the original inventor of the term "Digital 
> Divide"?

Access Denied at
http://www1.soc.american.edu/students/ij/co_3/digitaldivide/history.htm

says that the origins of the term remain "shrouded in mystery" and 
suggests via Benjamin Companie's new book that Lloyd Morrisset might 
have created it, but again, there is dispute.

As you point out, they report that Irving says that "I am certain I 
stole the term, but I am not certain who I stole it from."

:-)
Deanya
http://www.deanya.com/


On Saturday, March 26, 2005, at 03:09  PM, 
air-l-aoir.org-request at listserv.aoir.org wrote:


> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 03:21:54 +0100
> From: Laurent Straskraba <laurent at straskraba.net>
> Subject: [Air-l] Inventor of the term "Digital Divide"?
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20050326032047.02025168 at mail.straskraba.net>
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>
> Hi,
>
> I read about the first time using the term "Digital Divide" it was in 
> NTIA
> documents of 1994. Here is a reference:
> http://www.tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/divide/politics/pinkett.html
>
> Morino Institute says it was Larry Irving (3rd paragraph):
> http://www.morino.org/divides/bio_irving.htm
>
> BUT Larry Irving said it was not him who invented the term, he just 
> used it
> a lot in high-level policy circles. So he was credited for 
> popularizing it
> with politicians, but he did not invent it. He said he has no idea 
> where it
> came from.
>
> Anyone got an idea who was the original inventor of the term "Digital 
> Divide"?
>
> ---
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>
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