More computers are being manufactured than ever before, but that abundance isn’t doing anything to bridge the digital divide, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington. The researchers, who pored over data from sources like the World Bank, have concluded that computers, Internet hosts, and secure servers are even more concentrated among developed nations than they were a decade ago.
Even the scant good news in the report is tempered by a downside. Cellphones and Internet access have become more evenly distributed throughout the world, the study finds, but people in developing nations are paying more for those services — and getting less in return — than people in wealthier countries. (The Seattle Times)
