Global Digital Divide

Front 1

some people, like Tom Friedman, point out how, because of technology, the world is _____.

Back 1

flat

Front 2

2 major reasons for global digital divide

Back 2

1. lack of computers in rural areas of countries
2. access to the internet

Front 3

we have to design our systems to work on a variety of technology infrastructures, including those that are quite limited in communications ______ and/or _____ power.

Back 3

bandwidth
computing

Front 4

we cannot expect that all users in all parts of the global organization are equally familiar with advanced uses of ______,

Back 4

ICT

Front 5

Some have joined because they have opened up economically after the ____ __ _____ in the Soviet Union and the countries it controlled

Back 5

fall of communism

Front 6

China has opened up to compete globally while maintaining a _______ political system.

Back 6

communist

Front 7

And other nations have used their ______ and ______ skills as an advantage to compete globally, like India.

Back 7

language
knowledge

Front 8

the over-wiring of the world by telecom companies, was a result of the over-exuberance of the ___ _____ ________

Back 8

dot com bubble

Front 9

After the dot com bubble burst, we were left with a relatively low cost _____ ______

Back 9

Internet infrastructure

Front 10

The other point I want to underscore is that ________ can and do play a major role in helping their citizens join the flat world.

Back 10

governments

Front 11

________ ______________ are national companies with foreigner subsidiaries. They have facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its own home country. Such companies have operations and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they coordinate global management.

Back 11

Multinational corporations

Front 12

_________ ____________ are companies that spread their operations in many countries and make decisions from a global perspective. It doesn't identify itself with one national home.

Back 12

Transnational corporations