Digital opportunity Initiatives

 

After the emergence of  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) society has found a new sector of development. Some sections of society have become more advance by using various ICT gazettes but on another side, other sections stay behind the lack of use of ICT. The result of this inequality observes a gap between sections. Digital opportunity initiatives have covered up these gaps. In these initiatives, we are talking about those who are staying behind society, those systematic sidelines, and excluded.

Kenneth Keniston& Deepak Kumar (2004) analyze that in the last few decades, the world has begun to undergo, a new technology-driven revolution, allegedly leading towards what is commonly called “The information Age”. In this book, we have to know about four digital divides, which all are closely interrelated to each other. 

1. The first is the internet, between the digitally empowered rich and the poor. This gap exists in both: the north as well as the south, although the baseline differs.
2.  The second linguistic-cultural gap is large between English and other languages or more generally between "Anglo-Saxon culture" and other world culture.
3.  The third is the gap exacerbated by disparities in access to Information Technology between rich and poor nations.
4.  Finally, there is the emergent intranational phenomenon of the "digerati" an affluent elite characterized by skills appropriate for information-based industries and technologies, by growing affluence unrelated to the traditional sources of elite status, and by obsessive focus, especially among young people, on cutting edge technologies, regard for convention and authority, and indifferences to the values related to traditional hierarchies (Keniston, 2004, pp, 11-20).

These are four different types of the digital divide which are cover-up by various government policy. But these policies must fulfill some basic needs of individuals, these needs are considered as parameters of Initiatives.

Different Parameter of Opportunity initiatives:                            

There are some parameters of digital opportunity initiatives;

1)      ICT should be introduced when they constitute the most effective variable way of meeting basic human need and fulfilling fundamental rights.

2)      The most creative uses of ICT in development may not entail computer, email, or Internet access, but rather then use of other computer-based technologies including embedment chips satellite-based information etc in order to meet local needs.

3)      ICT project must build on an assessment of local needs, as locally defined by local people.

4)      Local language and local content is essential.

5)      The project must be economically self-staining.

6)      The way of dewired inflated rhetoric and grandiose plan.

7)      Be sure that the ICT program actually, reach and really benefit their intended, beneficiaries.

8)      The voice and interest of disadvantage need to be represented in bodies that make ICT policy concerning regulation and infrastructure.

These parameters must be followed to make any ICT initiatives.

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