Mapping the global digital divide
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Mapping the global digital divide
The global digital divide as a concept is intuitively understood by most academicians, politicians and public policy makers. However, to date little empirical work exists to explain differences in per country access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The research that does exists places heavy influence on the impact of country wealth, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GD...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Business Information Systems
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1746-0972,1746-0980
DOI: 10.1504/ijbis.2011.038512