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But among industrialized countries, another digital divide exists. The Internet has penetrated deeply in the United States, with neighboring Canada not far behind. In both countries, over 25 percent of the population enjoyed Internet access by 1998 (the last year for which data are available for all countries in the survey). More recent estimates put that number above 40 percent in both countries. Perhaps more important, the United States and Canada lead the world in secure servers suitabte for electronic commerce, signifying that their well-developed Internet networks can be used effectively to enhance commercial activities as well as personal communication.

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Even among industrialized countries, there also exists a digital divide, with the United States taking the lead, followed closely by Canada. More important, both lead the world in secure servers suitable for electronic commerce, signifying that their internet networks can be used effectively to enhance commercial activities and personal communication.

即使在发达国家之间也存在着数字鸿沟，其中美国在数字革命中率先，紧随其后的是加拿大；更为重要的是，这两个国家在拥有用于电子商务的安全的服务器方面都处于领先地位，这标志着他们的互联网络可以被有效地用于增强商务活动和个人通信。

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