Education
-The digital divide is a problem in education for several reasons, the most important being the lack of internet and technological access in many parts of the country. (mainly those in minority and lower income regions) If people are not trained or educated on how to use computers and the internet from a younger age, they will become lost once they get to the work place in our incresingly technology based society. So there is an issue there. The other issue is in communitys where there ARE computers avalible to be a part of the education experiance. Who is going to teach it? People are still learning to use computers and operate in this culture we have going on right now, and I know for a fact, that many of the teachers in elementary school are often more computer illiterate than the students they are trying to teach. Who is going to teach the teachers? Interesting.

Government
-I thinkthe biggest problem in government in terms of the digital divide will eventually be voting. Yes, it will not be an issue for a while I think, it seems like there are a lot of bugs to work out in that system, but eventually I am almost positive that voting will be done completely electronically and online. This will cause problems for people who again, do not have access to the internet or computers, and also will open up the game for hackers and all kinds of things to go wrong in an electorial race. I see that being a huge mess. Another issue, which I did not know about, was the fact that the government used the internet to get people help after Katrina. If only slightly more than 50% of African American's have access to the internet, and even less have a computer, how can you offer aid to a community that is largely African American that way? That means that one out of every two people couldnt get the benifits they needed after that disaster. Rediculous. Widespread internet for entire cities needs to be instituted before something like that could even remotely begin to work out.

Health
-This is kind of a stupid reason, but it is something that I have experianced. WebMD is a very interesting website, and it has (I think) some reliable information on it. As a student without health insurance, I use this website all the time because going to the doctor is a very expenisive and often useless expidition. For me, I have been able to use this website to "diagnose" my self to decide if a doctor is really neccesarry, and save money. For people who may not have this option, alot of money could be spent going to the docotors for nothing. And in many of the communities where internet access is not availible, alot of money is not something people have. So for me, that is an issue. Silly, yes, but I think its important.

Entertainment
-I do not really see a problem happening in entertainment regaurding the digital divide. Any issue i think that would come up here would relate back to education. The movie, music, and even the fine arts industries are becoming incresingly technologically dependant. Movies need more special effects. Music needs better mixers and sound boards. Plays and dance performances need more visual aids in the form of computer assistance. And for all of these, marketing is going to involve the internet. If people are not educated on how to use the computers that will make all of this possible, then no one will be competent enough to keep these industries moving. But as a consumer, I see no problem with the digital divide...as a matter of fact, I don't see one in this category. Even if I didnt know how to use a computer, I still can read a news paper to get sports scores or see a movie.

Work
-This again ties directly into education. Its simple- in this day in age, if you do not have basic knownledge of computers, you are going to find it somewhat difficult to get a job, or to perform one well. I also think that in the next couple of decades, it will become impossible to get a job if you do not know how to use a computer. So, if people do not get trained, then they dont get hired, and then we have an unemployment problem. Again- it all ties into education.