DiMe Glossary
Digital Inclusions
Refers to activities necessary to ensure all individuals and communities have access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). This includes 5 elements:
1) affordable, robust broadband internet service;
2) internet-enabled devices that meet the needs of the user;
3) access to digital literacy training;
4) quality technical support; and
5) applications and online content designed to enable and encourage self-sufficiency, participation and collaboration.
Must evolve as technology advances and requires intentional strategies and investments to reduce and eliminate historical, institutional and structural barriers to access and use technology.