数字鸿沟是指在全球数字化进程中，不同国家、地区、行业、人群之间由于对信息、网络技术应用程度的不同以及创新能力的差别而造成的“信息落差”、“知识分隔”和贫富分化，地域、教育水平和种族不同的群体在掌握和运用网络等数字化技术上存在差异，进而导致各群体在信息时代 The digital divide refers to the “information gap”, “knowledge division” and the wealth gap among different countries, regions, industries and people in the global digitalization process due to the differences in the application of information and network technology and the innovation ability Differences in differentiation, geography, education levels and ethnic groups in controlling and using digital technologies such as the Internet have led to various groups in the information age