Intheearly1960s,theconceptofInternetwasintroducedintotheworld。Accordingtoessay,RoadsandCrossroadsofInternetHistorytheauthor,GregoryGromov,saidthatseveraldecadeslater,thefirsttwonodeswereinterconnectedsuccessfullybetweenLeonardKleinrock’sNetworkMeasurementCenterandNLSsystematSRIInternational。SotheInternethadbeeninventedformally。Inthe21stcentury,abundantpeoplecannotlivewithouttheInternet。However,alotofmenarestillilliterateoftheInternet。Intheotherword,theydontknowhowtousetheInternet,andneverhavesomepeopleamongallegedilliteratesoftheInternetevertouchedcomputer。Aboutthisbeforementionedphenomena,expertsdefineditasDigitalDivide。 Digitalpideisasortoftechnologicalgapevenabyssbetweentwopeopleortwogroupofpeople。Intheotherwords,somepeopleareabletousemoderntechnologyadeptly,butremainingpartofpeoplecannotdothat。Becausetechnologyhasbeenspreadontheplanet,thedigitalpidehappeninanywhere,especiallyinChina。Inthiscountry,thedigitalpidealwayshappensinruralareabecausepeoplewhoarelivinginthisareausuallydonthaveenoughmoneytopurchaseacomputerandtopayfortheInternetservicesfee。Accordingtotheessay,China:ImprovingRuralAccesstoInformationandCommunicationTechnologies,theauthorsaidthattherewasaboutaquarterpeoplewhoownpublicfacilitiesamong3,000peopleinprovinceofGuizhou,Chinathroughanalyzingtheirsurvey,andinChina,therearenumerousprovincesthesameasprovinceofGuizhouis。Allofthemarefacingthedigitalpideofruralarea。Therefore,tosolvedigitalpide,spreadingtheInternetviaeducation,reducingpriceoftheInternetandimprovingthequalityofcontenttoattractpeopleusingtheInternetwillbeconsideredasmethods。 Firstofall,spreadingtheInternetinruralareasbyteachingwillbethemostefficientandeffectivewaytosolvedigitalpidebecauseafterbeingtaught,peoplewhodontknowhowtousetheInternetwillbeawareofhowtouseitimmediately。Forexample,accordingtotheTEDtalk,BridgingtheDigitalDivide,thelecturer,AlephMolinari,saidthattheycreatedaprogram,calledRIAorLearningandInnovationNetwork,toteachpeopletousethecomputerandtheInternet,andafteroneweek,therewouldbeatleast140,000peoplewhoweregoingtobetheuserofthecomputerortheInternet。IfpeoplesetupsuchaprogramasRIAinChineseruralarea,plentyofpeoplearegoingtobenefitfromthisprogram。Forexample,ifaschoolthatwouldteachpeopletousecomputerwasbuiltinruralareainprovinceofGuizhou,villagersmightbeinterestedinthatprogramandtakepartinit。Throughlearninginaschool,thosevillagersorhouseholderswillknowhowtousecomputerandwhattheycanbenefitfromcomputer。Asaresult,throughlearninginaschool,thosevillagerorhouseholderwillknowhowtousecomputerandwhattheycanbenefitfromcomputer。However,thereisalsocontroversialstatementaboutprogram。Forexample,ifthepeoplewantedtoengagethatprogram,thefoundermightchargelearnersmoney。Inotherwords,peopleprobablyneedtopaytuitionforlearningthecomputer。Andsomepeoplemaynotusethecomputerexceptataschoolbecausetheymightnothavemoneytopurchaseacomputerforthemselves,andtheycannotpracticetheskillthattheylearnedduringtheschoolathome。Consequently,theywillforgettheskillthattheyhavelearned。Thatmeansthattheprogram,perhaps,cannotgeneratetherealusersofthecomputerinChineseruralarea。 Moreover,ifthegovernmentwantstobridgethedigitalpide,theywillhavetoreducethepriceoftheInternetServicesbecauseifthepriceoftheInternetServicesisaffordableforthepeopleinruralarea,theywillconsidertoaccesstotheInternet。Forexample,inearly2012,theChinesegovernmentdecidedtoreducetheInternetratetobeaffordableforthepeopleinruralarea,suchas50RMB《8。05USdollars》permonthforbroadbandof4Mbps。Asaresult,Accordingtotherepost,StatisticalReportonInternetDevelopmentinChina,theauthorshowedthedataabouttheincreasingofusersoftheInternetinChineseruralarea。Inthereport,bytheendofJune2013,thenumberoftheruralInternetuserscontributedto27。9ofnumberoftotalChineseInternetusers,andcomparingwiththepreviousdata,therewerenolessthen9。08millionpeopleaccessingtotheInternetinpastyear。ButthereisalsoaproblemwhenrateoftheInternetisdecreased。Ontheonehand,theInternetprovidersmightlosealotofmoneyduetoreducetheprice,andbecauseofthis,theproviderprobablywillnotsupplygoodservicetotheircustomers。Ontheotherhand,asaresultofratereducing,moreandmorepeopleinruralareacanaffordpriceoftheInternetServices,soallofthesepeoplewouldbuyacomputertoaccesstotheInternet。Finally,moreelectronictrashwillbeproducedifthepeopleinruralareacannotprocessthistoxictrashappropriately,anditwillpollutetheenvironmentinthatvillage。 Intheend,makingtheInternetmoreusefulbyaddingvariouscontentfordifferentpeopleisaneffectivewaytosolvethedigitalpidebecausesometimes,thereasonwhythepeopleinruralareadontusetheInternetisthattheInternetisuselessforthem。Ifpeoplecreatesomeinformationforthepeopleinruralarea,alotofthemwillaccesstotheInternetbecausetheycanbenefitfromit。Forexample,accordingtotheessay,InternetChangesChineseFarmersLife,theauthorpointedoutthatpreviously,therewasalittleinformationaboutagriculture,sonobodywantedtoaccesstotheInternet,butwiththerapidlyincreasingnumberofpiecesofagriculturalinformation,alotofpeopleinruralareawillfindanopportunityonline。Intheotherword,numberofInternetusersisgrowing,andallofthemwillbenefitfromtheInternet。Inanessay《InternetChangesChineseFarmersLife》,therewasafarmerwhofoundbuyerbytheInternet,andhemadealotofmoney。However,forthepeopleinruralarea,almostallofthemdontknowhowtogetridofdeceivers。InChina,somepeopleknowthatthepeopleinruralareasarealwaysnoteducated,andtheytruthsomeonewithoutwarinessbecausetheybelievethattheycanmakealotofmoneythroughcooperatingwithpeoplewhowillcheatthem。Therefore,ifthegovernmentcannotprotectpeople’sprofit,therewillbenobodyusingtheInternettodobusiness。 Allinall,inChina,thereisstillveryseveredigitalpide。AlthoughmorethanfivehundredmillionpeopleinChinaareusingtheInternet,almostninehundredmillionpeopleinChinaarefacingdigitalpide《InternetChangesChineseFarmersLife》。IfthegovernmentcanspreadtheInternetviaeducation,reducepriceoftheInternetandimprovethequalityofcontenttoattractpeopleusingtheInternet,therewillbemoreandmorepeoplewantingtousetheInternetinthefuture,andthedigitalpidewillbesolved。