“Digital Divide in the New Normal”
In the middle of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the digital divide shows its face. People resort to Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to adapt to the evolving uncertainty and operate with minimal disturbance as much of society ground to a standstill. Digital Divide is an idea of being "left behind", and it termed as a gap between social classes, businesses and different socioeconomic backgrounds, and digital knowledge. In essence, digital divide is an unequal access to digital infrastructure and technology. Hence, new normal is slowly closing the digital divide impacts. New normal is a result of the pandemic, we came up with this set in order to continue living the world despite the chaos and unending variants of this pandemic. In a new normal set, people are more active on online platforms, internet, and the use of technology where all can freely access digital information and digital divide has becoming less impacts.
Companies are being compelled to embrace remote working arrangements, which are made possible by a variety of productivity and videoconferencing solutions. Due to school closures, lessons have been moved online. Individuals of all ages, not just teenagers, have been affected by technology. As a result of the digital media, individuals have now become closely interrelated with in community in which they live and study. They've been with the digital technology since they were kids, if it is not before, and it'll certainly become deeply ingrained and inherently linked to their adult lives. The new normal implies the use of a variety of technology devices as well as the internet to obtain information. This could have a strong impact on people who do not have access to those technologies, possibly causing them to fall behind others who have. The distance between the two has now expanded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.