The problem is, however, that information and knowledge societies emerged at the expense of the so-called
information and knowledge poor countries. Scholars such as Chatman (1996) started in the nineties to distinguish
between information rich and information poor countries. ICT statistics support their claim. For example:
z One third of the world’s population is illiterate.
z More than 2 billion people live under $2 a day.
z In the USA there are more computers than in the rest of the world (comb