Is the Internet creating a social divide?
NQ ACS and Townsville Chamber of Commerce had a debate on this topic in Sept
2009.
NQ ACS was the negative team and won the debate.
Main arguments for the negative team were:
NQ ACS was the negative team and won the debate.
Main arguments for the negative team were:
- The Internet is available to those who desire it
- Using the Internet does not discriminate
- Non-Internet users are not disadvantaged
- the Internet is helping to eliminate social divides
Team Summary
- Internet Access can be free
- Education in computing and the Internet can be free
- The Internet can be used for cheap or free worldwide communication
- The cost of computing hardware is falling
- There are distribution methods available to get computing and Internet to non developed countries.
- Once on the Internet more social divides are broken as users are treated as equals across the planet.
- Information and ideas can be shared in real time to a possible audience of 1.6 billion people.