UK government fears digital divide is growing

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Author: JT Smith

ZDNet UK has a story on the “digital divide” in the U.K. “At the Local Government Association’s Economic Regeneration
Conference in Liverpool, Department of Trade and Industry
secretary Stephen Byers admits that serious disparities’ exist in
e-commerce capability between businesses across the UK.
New figures from the DTI’s International Benchmarking Study 2000
reveal an increasing digital divide amongst British businesses trading
online.”