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Promoting Software Development in Reducing the “Digital Divide” and “Literacy Divide”

Promoting Software Development in Reducing the “Digital Divide” and “Literacy Divide” in Afghanistan. What is “Digital Divide”?.

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Promoting Software Development in Reducing the “Digital Divide” and “Literacy Divide”

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  1. Promoting Software Development in Reducing the “Digital Divide” and “Literacy Divide” in Afghanistan

  2. What is “Digital Divide”? • The Term ‘Digital Divide' Refers to the Growing Gap between those who Can Use and Have Access to New Information and Communications Tools, such as the Internet, and those who Cannot

  3. What is the “Literacy Divide”? • The Term ‘Literacy Divide' Refers to the Gap between those who Can use Read, Write, Think Coherently, Critically and Make informed Decisions about their Livelihood with those who Cannot

  4. What is Software Development? • Software Development is a Process in which Software or Programming (Coding) is Used to Develop a Desired Set of Applications that Can be Vital to Economic Growth, Poverty Alleviation, Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Corruption, Fight against Illiteracy and Reducing the Digital Divide Both at the Personal and National Level

  5. Some Facts • 20% of World’s Adult Population is Illiterate • Illiteracy Rate in Afghanistan: 65-80% • Internet (Web) Responsible for 21% Growth of World’s Most Advanced Economies

  6. How to Keep the Economic Engine Going with 65-80% Literacy Divide? • Develop Customized Applications that Stimulates, Speaks and Works with “Touch”, “Sight” and “Hearing” Sensory Motors of the Population in Question • Bring These Applications to the Door Steps Through Remote Kiosks, Tele-Community Centers, Mosques, Government District Offices, Farms and Schools

  7. How to Keep the Economic Engine Going with 65-80% Literacy Divide? • Launch E-Government With No Further Delay (with the Literacy Divide in Mind) • Teach and Mobilize the Youth to Teach the Adults • Make Software Development/Education/Drive • A National Priority or Mandate • Partner with Other Software Developer Nations/Companies for A Faster Reach to Goal

  8. Why Promote, Support, Fund, Prioritize Software Development? • Poverty and High Illiteracy Rate Are Great Impediment for Career Paths to Software Development • Students See themselves as Teachers, Journalists, Doctors, Lawyers and Singers (Afghan Star) • Rather than Web Developers, Videogame Makers, Software Engineers • Most Students Are Not Aware that Tech-related Careers are an option or even exist • For the Ones which Exist, “Quality” is in Question

  9. In Summary • Poverty and Literacy Divide Reduction Fueled By Economic and Social Development Depends on Many Other Factors than ICT: • Political Stability and Security, Governance Transparency and Accountability, Physical Infrastructure, Basic Literacy and Limited Access to Technology • Promoting and Prioritizing Software Development Can Be the Economic Engine to Prosperity of Security of the Nation • Misguided Investment in ICT can Divert Scarce Human and Financial Resources from this Fundamental Need

  10. Our Contact Details Farhad Ghafoor Executive Vice President Mobile: (+93) 0798 43 43 43 E-mail: fghafoor@ranatech.com Website: www.ranatech.com

  11. Thank you For your Attention!

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