The digital divide
From Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Last month's BBC news story on the digital divide pointing out that while 600 million people worldwide have some sort of access to the internet there are many more that still don't:That is an astonishing number, and reflects the rapid growth of the network since it was invented in the 1970s.
However, that still leaves about 5.5 billion people who do not use the net and who have no access.
Most of these people live outside the developed Western countries. While over half of UK households are online, only 0.1% of homes in Bangladesh can claim the same.