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Article Evaluation
The "Digital Divide" article has a nice layout, and remains relevent to the topic while remaining neutral and unbiased. There are a few sections of the article that are fairly short and could use some expanding. For example, sections under the 'Implications' header could use some elaboration. The citation links worked and took me straight to articles that were related to and imformative of the topic. For the most part, facts were referenced with reliable and unbiased sources. Information dates range from the early 2000's to early 2010's, so an update could be beneficial. The Talk page consists of suggestions, along with a to-do list. The article is rated "start-class" and is a part of multiple WikiProjects. Compared to class, I feel like the article focused on things that might not be relevant to the topics we use in class.

Group Discussion For Article
Abrielle: Hey everyone! I'm going to post some sources below for everyone to look over, and then draft an outline below.

https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/02/internet-broadband-korea-technology-korea-09-broadband.html

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2016/03/123_199287.html

http://meetings.ripe.net/ripe-51/presentations/pdf/ripe51-korea-internet.pdf

https://net.its.hawaii.edu/history/Korean_Internet_History.pdf

= Digital Divide in South Korea =

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The Digital Divide in South Korea refers to the gap between the nation of South Korea and the rest of the planet in terms of accessibility to technology and the internet. In comparison to other major nations, South Korea has one of the smallest digital divides. This will be explored through the history of the nation, focusing on when and how the nation adapted to the rise of technology. Breaking data into sections of demographics will help determine if there are differences in internet accessibility, and why those differences occur.

History of Internet in South Korea
Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, nations began adapting the internet to be accessible from users' homes. While other major countries made advancements, Korea did not truly take off until early in the 1980's. SDN, or System Development Network, was the first successfully launched Korean Internet system. In 1983, SDN was successfully connected to AsiaNet, a network that digitally connected many Asian countries. The next step in Korean advancements was to connect globally, which progressed in the mid-1980's. Korea was designated with it's first IP address in 1986, and a few years after became a part of the Pacific Communications Networking Project, PACCOM. Throughout the 1990's, Korea took part in any conferences centered around the Internet, and the launch of the World Wide Web shortly followed. In more recent years South Korea has risen to the top of global Internet speeds with an average of 16.7 Mbps.