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DIGITAL LITERACY AND DIGITAL DIVIDE

The relationship between digital literacy and inequality is multifaceted and profoundly affects various aspects of modern life. In the digital age, essential services, job opportunities, educational resources, government services, health facilities, and cultural offerings are increasingly accessible online. However, individuals with strong digital literacy skills are better equipped to take advantage of these opportunities, while those lacking such skills may be left behind. The increasing digitalisation of society exacerbates the digital divide, where people with limited access to digital technologies or inadequate digital literacy face significant disadvantages.

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Leaning - An approach to digital literacy through the integration of media and information literacy

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Hartley - The Uses of Digital Literacy

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Helsper - Inequalities in digital literacy

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Ytre-Arne & Moe - Folk theories of algorithms

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Ytre-Arne - Media Use in Digital Everyday Life

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Brock - From the Blackhand Side

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Moreno-Esparza - Digital diasporas

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André Brock, Jr. Discusses African American Cybercultures on the Web

André Brock, Jr. Discusses African American Cybercultures on the Web

Jan Van Dijk on digital divide

Jan Van Dijk on digital divide

Digital inclusion - Current challenges and future implications

Digital inclusion - Current challenges and future implications

Ellen Helsper - How can we tackle digital inequalities?

Ellen Helsper - How can we tackle digital inequalities?

Cvetičanin, Petrić & Koludrović - Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook

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» NEW! » Rindzevičiūtė - AI, a wicked problem for cultural policy?

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