developed coutries

Poverty in developed countries
Poverty contributes to the digital divide in developed countries as well as 3^rd world countries. Although the majority of a developed country can afford computers, laptops, phones and other technology, there are some people who can't.
This problem often affects children from poor families. They can struggle with school work as they do not have a computer at home to use for research. Also they will lack ICT skills which can slow down their work in the classroom. They will not be able to do research and a lot of work at home. When grown up, they will only minimalistic computer skills, meaning it will be very difficult for them to get job.
To remedy the problem, some schools are providing extra tuition on basic computer skills for struggling students.  A lot of schools provide computers for students to use when they are out of lessons. Some schools and a branch of the government provide funds to get basic laptops to poor children.
These solutions mean that when the children leave school they will know enough about computers to get jobs.

 Another problem is that nowadays mobile phones have a lot of other appliances built into them such as cameras, access to the internet and music players. These devices can cause problems as it makes the phones very expensive.  

from daily mail

 This article explains how a basic phone without any extras can now be sold for 99p. This could reduce the digital divide because more people will be able to communicate cheaply. However it could cause a problem if children start using these phones which could lead to health problems and very large phone bills.