Vignette: Western Cape Striving to Eliminate the Digital Divide
1. How important is access to ICT in
children’s education?
Answer:
ICT is important in primary schools because it can help kids to achieve better
results in other subjects and to find what they need and use information in
particular ways. It is important that children become familiar with ICT at an
early age, because they will need those skills for the remainder of their
education and in adult life.
2. What are the barriers that stand in the way of universal access
to ICT for everyone who
wants it?
wants it?
Answer:
Lack of knowledge about the advantages of using technology in learning, because
of this some people and organizations did not agree about ICT program.
Not enough budget because there are so many schools don’t have enough
money to sustain or provide ICT program for their students.
Technological Advances Create Digital Divide in Health Care
1. Can you provide examples that either refute or confirm the idea
that a gap exists between the kinds of healthcare services available to the
wealthy and the poor in the United States?
Answer:
The Center for Interim Programs - is a gap year consulting service
helping young people experience vetted and meaningful gap year placements
worldwide. Since its inception in 1980 as the first organization of its kind in
the United States, Interim has designed creative gap year opportunities for
over 6,000 students. We have built relationships with organizations worldwide
and refer to a database of over 6,000 program opportunities. Our service is
good for a lifetime.
2. Should healthcare organizations make major investments in
telemedicine to provide
improved services that only the wealthy can afford?
improved services that only the wealthy can afford?
Answer:
No! Because as far as organizations are concern their mission is to help people
who suffer financial problem especially in medication and heath matter. There
is some organization support not only financial problem but also in emotional
and spiritual counseling etc.
3. What are the drawbacks of telemedicine? What situations might
not lend themselves to telemedicine solutions?
Answer:
The
first is cost. Many of these monitoring and assessment systems require a
high level of technical sophistication and a tremendous investment in
technology.
The second issue is safety. Nothing can substitute for a real-life,
physical exam by a doctor who is in the same room as the patient.
Doctors and nurses can evaluate, diagnose, treat and manage a variety of
illnesses and problems over the phone, Internet or video, but in some cases the
traditional way is still the best. Talk to a doctor or health care provider
about whether or not telemedicine is recommended in the case of your patient or
elderly relative.
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