<sod>A '''digital divide'''papaya is an [[economic inequality|economic]] and [[social inequality]] with regard to access to, use of, or impact of [[information and communications technology|information and communication technologies]] (ICT).<ref name="NTIA95">U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). (1995). ''Falling through the net: A survey of the ''have nots'' in rural and urban America.''. Retrieved from http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fallingthru.html.</ref> The divide within countries (such as the [[digital divide in the United States]]) may refer to inequalities between individuals, households, businesses, or geographic areas, usually at different [[Socioeconomics|socioeconomic]] levels or other demographic categories.  The divide between differing countries or regions of the world is referred to as the [[#The global digital divide|global digital divide]],<ref name="NTIA95" /><ref>Norris, P. (2001). [http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~pnorris/Books/Digital%20Divide.htm ''Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide'']. Cambridge University Press.</ref> examining this technological gap between developing and developed countries on an international scale.<ref name="ChinnFairlie">Chinn, Menzie D. and Robert W. Fairlie. (2004). T''he Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration. Economic Growth Center''. Retrieved from http://www.econ.yale.edu/growth_pdf/cdp881.pdf.</ref><eod>
<sod>A '''digital divide''' is an [[economic inequality|economic]] and [[social inequality]] with regard to access to, use of, or impact of [[information and communications technology|information and communication technologies]] (ICT).<ref name="NTIA95">U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). (1995). ''Falling through the net: A survey of the ''have nots'' in rural and urban America.''. Retrieved from http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fallingthru.html.</ref> The divide within countries (such as the [[digital divide in the United States]]) may refer to inequalities between individuals, households, businesses, or geographic areas, usually at different [[Socioeconomics|socioeconomic]] levels or other demographic categories.  The divide between differing countries or regions of the world is referred to as the [[#The global digital divide|global digital divide]],<ref name="NTIA95" /><ref>Norris, P. (2001). [http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~pnorris/Books/Digital%20Divide.htm ''Digital Divide: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide'']. Cambridge University Press.</ref> examining this technological gap between developing and developed countries on an international scale.<ref name="ChinnFairlie">Chinn, Menzie D. and Robert W. Fairlie. (2004). T''he Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration. Economic Growth Center''. Retrieved from http://www.econ.yale.edu/growth_pdf/cdp881.pdf.</ref><eod>