What is digital divide?

Digital divide refers to the difference between people or regions that have easy access to and the capability to use modern information technology, such as the mobile phone, television and internet, and those do not have it or have limited access. Predominantly digital divide is seen between the people dwelling in cities and those dwelling in the rural areas. Besides ‘access to technology’, there are some other factors which cause digital divide like the high cost of using the technology which restricts people from using it, lack of proper skills and education to use the advanced technologies etc.