Technology & Digital Divide

Cause Overview

Less than 10% of discarded computers are currently recycled.
Computer TakeBack, 2005

80 percent of the world has mobile phone coverage, but only 25 percent of people are taking advantage of it.
BBC News, 2005

57% of Americans over the age of 25 use a computer at work.
Digital Divide Council

20 million personal computers are retired each year; most are disassembled, melted down, or buried in a landfill.
Computer for Africa, 2005

Africa has just three computers for every 1000 people.
Computers for Africa

4 in 1,000 people in Asia have a personal computer.
Bridge the Digital Divide, 2004

The entire continent of Africa has 14 million phone lines, fewer than those in Manhattan.
Bridges.org, 2004

1 in 2 Americans in online; 1 in 250 Africans has internet access.
Bridges.org, 2004

The United States and Canada have more internet users than Asia, Africa, and Latin America combined.
Bridges.org, 2004