Q 1.2 Social Capital

How does the Digital Divide impact on social capital, what are the ramifications thereof? Define Social Capital. •It is the collective value of all social networks (who people know) and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other (‘norms of reciprocity’). Discussing the correlation between divide and social capital. •The first issue surrounding access is that of the ability to access, in general, data and information through the use of digital devices. This divide is often associated with socio-economic factors, but like the gap between developed countries and developing countries, the digital divide is also associated with geo-demographic factors – developing vs developed countries. The difference between data, information and knowledge is in the processing. Essentially, data is a collection of unprocessed facts and figures, whilst information is the result of processing that data. Knowledge is then gained from the interpretation of the information in the context of existing knowledge and understanding.