RT Book, Section T1 A Step Further in Digital Divide: Information and Strategic Skills of the Academy A1 Samancioglu, Nur A1 De Miguel Álvarez, Laura A1 Nuere, Silvia A1 Ruiz Gómez, María Esperanza A2 Linda, Daniela AB This research looks at the issues of the educational perspective of the digital divide, specifically focusing on skills and competency of academics. It takes the skills and competency discourse and examines them with empirical data collected from academics. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, it is discussed how the use of academics on education-related digital tools has changed and whether this change has narrowed the digital gap.First, the research explained background information on the digital divide concept and different levels of digital divide. Second, the method of the survey is defined. Third, the demographic data: the academic’s use or capability of educationrelated digital tools before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and the method of adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) tools are explained. Then, the findings of the students’ parallel surveys were presented. The discussionand conclusion part will draw a summary of whether this process has provided solutions to the digital divide by narrowing the gap in information and strategic skills. PB Springer SN 978-3-031-14775-3 SN 2625-0004 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100032 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100032 LA eng NO Samancioglu, N., Nuere, S., de Miguel Álvarez, L., Gómez, E.M.R. (2022). A Step Further in Digital Divide: Information and Strategic Skills of the Academy. In: Daniela, L. (eds) Inclusive Digital Education. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14775-3_13 DS Docta Complutense RD 6 abr 2025