The post-millennial "digital native, " a term coined by U.S. author Marc Prensky in 2001 is emerging as the globe's dominant demographic, while the "digital immigrant, " becomes a relic of a previous time.

CNN: What does it mean to be a digital native?

The digital native-immigrant concept describes the generational switchover where people are defined by the technological culture which they're familiar with.

CNN: What does it mean to be a digital native?

So NTIA BTOP program is supporting a number of projects specifically intended to benefit Latinos by funding computer centers in neighborhoods with large immigrant communities, by offering computer training and digital literacy classes in Spanish, and by helping Latino entrepreneurs and Latino-owned small businesses get established online.

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