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Article Evaluation:

• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
  • I thought that both the Digital Divide and the Digital Divide in Canada articles were relevant to their appropriate topic. Nothing particularly distracted me from the overall subject, although some important statements stuck out to me.
• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • The articles were both considerably neutral except that they did lean towards the lifestyles of people who had access to technology and could properly use the Internet.

• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • I think both articles felt that people with Internet access have more access and oppurtunities to be able to expand their knowledge more effectively and quickly.

• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
  • The citations that I reviewed related to the article's subject. Yes, the links worked. I found the links very beneficial since I did not have much knowledge about the Digital Divide. The citations helped prove that the article was reliable.
•  Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? 
  • Yes, every fact has a reliable reference. The information comes from different verified websites. I thought that most of the sources were neutral.
• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
  • I thought that most of the information was not out of date. Both articles had enough information for a person to gather the general concept of the topic.
•  Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? 
  • The Talk page for Digital Divide was more used than the Ditigal Divide in Canda talk page.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
  • The ratings of both articles were decently good. I do not think that either article was part of WikiProjects.

• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Wikipedia talks more about today's views while in class, we mainly discuss backgrounds and history of the subject.

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Digital Divide in Nepal

A digital divide can be defined as the break between people of a certain area that do have access to technology and people that do not. Whether the technolgy be in the form of a computer, telephone, or television, this particular phrase is often used for the areas that have restricted access to these valuable elements compared to areas that have abundant access. Overall, the digital divide exists all around the world, but it can be broken down into smaller components. Some digital divides are between people of different classes, nations with different advances, people of different age gorups, and people of different education backgrounds. No matter where the digital divide is and who it is between, most people can conclude that ending this gap and connecting the two factors would benefit not only one area or group but the economy and society as a whole.

Nepal is located in between China and India and is home to approximately 30,000,000 people. This country thrives with many different backgrounds of ethnicity, religion, and language. Many people from around the world come to tour its natural landscape beauty along with the many historical attractions. One thing that Nepal does not flourish in, however, is the technology industry. Only 11 percent of the Nepal population uses or has access to the Internet, according to The Kathmandu Post in 2014. Some of these Internet impediments are due to factors like location, age, and education. The government officials and higher powers of Nepal are tediously searching for ways to repair this digital divide. Some districts have started making Internet access more available to their people; hopefully, this will start a chain reaction for the rest of Nepal for the betterment of knowledge and society.