<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The Knight Foundation has just published a new report assessing the Digital Divide. Authored by John B. Horrigan, the report is primarily based on past and new NTIA and Pew Research Center data. Here’s an introduction from the Knight Foundation’s blog, by John Horrigan.<br> <br><a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/2/14/modern-makeover-discussions-digital-divide/">http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/2/14/modern-makeover-discussions-digital-divide/</a> <br> <br>For nearly two decades, the phrase “digital divide” -- the dichotomy between the information “haves” and “have-nots” -- has shaped policy discourse about digital equity. When it first came into widespread usage in 1995, just 14 percent of Americans identified themselves as Internet users; far more people were “have-nots” than “haves.” To characterize lack of access as a problem, at a time when only elites had a nascent technology, made the “digital divide” a concept ahead of its time. Today, we still talk about the digital divide, even as the data show that the problem has flipped. By the end of 2013, 85 percent of Americans were Internet users, with only 15 percent disconnected. If the “digital divide” was ahead of its time when 86 percent of Americans lacked access, is it behind the times now that 85 percent have access?<br> <br>Here’s the full (25+ pages) .pdf report.<div><br></div><div></div></body></html>