DIGITAL DIVIDE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN SOUTH AFRICA The

DIGITAL DIVIDE

DIGITAL DIVIDE IN SOUTH AFRICA • The issues surrounding access which is also referred to as the digital divide, focuses on the divides in the: • The socio- economic divide. • The divide in infrastructure. • The gender divide. • Skills divide.

ISSUES OF ACCESS AND THEIR ROLES TO THE SOCIAL CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL AND KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL. Social capital is the relationship of individuals/groups of people who reside or work in the same community. THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Is there to help create the value of people who are connected to one another and people on social media also play a role in bettering the social capital.

Knowledge capital refers to the intangible assets which represent valuable ideas and the methods and skill which belong to a company. THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Is to grow digital literacy and the physical well being of the society and close the gap also in the economic divide.

HUMAN CAPITAL Is the measure of economic value of individuals of their skills, knowledge and other intangible assets. THE ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Is to help the growth of social networks in order to help improve peoples communication and social skills. AVAILABLE AT: https: //www. scribd. com/doc/313939015/Digital-Divide-in-South-Africa AVAILABLE AT: http: //www. dictionary. com/browse/human-capital AVAILABLE AT: https: //www. oecd. org/insights/37966934. pdf