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Global Scout Cultural Jamboree - 2021 (Digital Divide Poll)
July 18, 2021
179
RESPONDERS
98%
RESPONSE RATE
67%
115
33%
56
TOTAL RESPONDERS
1
How would you describe the place you live?
179 responded out of 183 polled
2
How important is it for young people to have access to digital technology?
169 responded out of 180 polled
3
Do you feel you have necessary skills to use digital technology for education?
170 responded out of 172 polled
4
What is the main barrier you face when accessing digital technology? Select the main answer.
164 responded out of 170 polled
5
Has access to the digital technology improved your education?
163 responded out of 165 polled
6
Country
182 responded out of 184 polled
7
What can be done to improve digital access to all youth?
157 responded out of 164 polled
What can be done to improve digital access to all youth?

·    Giving data for reduced price and in a cost-effective way (17, Female, India | 16, Male, Malaysia| 12, Male, Sri Lanka)

·   Providing free network coverage for all the students by the governments (15, Female, Malaysia)

·       Putting a signal towers for low signal regions and giving phones or other devices to poor ones. (12, Male, Sri Lanka)

·       Increasing the speed of the connection (17, Male, Sri Lanka)

   Providing of devices and other resources (17, Other, Sri Lanka | 31, Female,    Philippine)

·  Giving emphasis more on the groups who does not have digital access. By funding, use those money to improve digital access. Government should emphasis on the groups of people or areas that lack of digital access. (17, Female, Malaysia)

·       Creating equality for all the youth around the world (19, Male, Thailand)

·    Reaching out to remote areas by the government to educate the youth that is not reached by modern technology (33, Male, Philippines)

·       Spreading digital access with governments in priority countries, to accelerate the spread & equality of digital access (15, Male, Indonesia)

·       Starting to teach about digital technologies in early stage (20, Male, Sri Lanka)

·       Conducting ICT classes, awareness sessions, campaigns about digital technology (15, Female, Nepal | 14, Female, Malaysia | 11, Male, Sri Lanka | 18, Male, Sri Lanka| 15, Female, Sri Lanka)

·       Changing of the mindset of parents and other adults (17, Other, Sri Lanka)

·    Making age restricted channels of internet so that children would be safe from harmful and adult content (16, Male, India)

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