Bridging the Digital Divide - A Young Person's Perspective

The Inspire Foundation - a national organisation that uses technology to create opportunities for young people to change their world - and funded by Vic Health has recently undertaken a research report arising out of the "Bridging the Digital Divide" project entitled "Young people's perspectives on taking action". The report found that "taking action" to marginalised young people means something quite different to traditional definitions of social and political participation.

The research found that some of the barriers to participating in social and political action included not knowing how to take action, the attitudes of others and their own personal circumstances and characteristics. For the most marginalised, issues such as safety, personal security and health were very important.

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Young people's perspectives on taking action, 'Bridging the Digital Divide' , Inspire Foundation and ORYGEN Youth Health, University of Melbourne.

[Source: Thanks to Sheree Brown]