Survey Shows Adults Have Little Access to the Web
A survey conducted among 5,000 individuals has revealed that almost one- third of adults do not have access to a computer.
The study, which was conducted by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), also shows that almost a third of adults do not have access to the internet on a regular basis. These results are very disheartening, considering the advancements in technology in the present age, when people have access to mobile broadband and 3G handsets.
It is natural to assume that everyone is connected through the web, but this not true in reality. The results clearly point to the fact that the digital inclusion relies a great deal on the class and income of different people.
The survey revealed that 86 per cent of adults from the AB socio-economic bracket have regular access to a computer, while only 45 per cent from the DE group have the same privilege. This is a grim reality staring the industry in the face.
Rachel Thomson, a senior programme director at NIACE, commented that a connection can be seen between the learning poor, the economically poor and those who are only digitally poor. The Government has set various goals for the future, and one of them is the provision of broadband for everyone in the country by the year 2012. However, these results show that a lot more ought to be done to improve the current situation.
