Portfolio Work for Com3705 International Communication Unisa 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 Definition of an information society 3 3 Characteristics of information societies 4 4 Definition of the digital divide 5 5 International bandwidth per internet user 5 6 Percentage of households with a computer 7 7 Percentage of households with internet access 7 8 Percentage of individuals using the internet 8 9 Fixed (wired) broadband internet subscriptions 11 10 Number of mobile phones people have access to 12 11 Number of people who use computers 13 12 The internet economy of South Africa and Australia 14 13 Literacy level of South Africa and Australia 16 14 CONCLUSION 18 SOURCES CONSULTED 1 Introduction The advent of the twenty-first century has seen a number of technological developments which affect almost every aspect of our lives. At the core of this is the ever-growing use of ICT in all realms of life, from the workplace to the sports field, in schools and on a personal or social level. The work produced below looks at how South Africa (considered 3rd world) utilises various ICTs comparative to a 1st world country, Australia. The differences are large in most instances as South Africa has only in recent years become more urbanised as larger groups of people move to the cities in the search of better living and educational facilities. (Image courtesy of Google) 2 Definition of an information society According to Businessdictionary.com, an information society is the Post-industrial society in which information technology (IT) is transforming every aspect of cultural, political, and social life and which is based on the production and distribution of information. It is characterised by the (1) pervasive influence of IT on home, work and recreational aspects of the individuals daily routine, (2) stratification into new classes which is those who are

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