The digital divide, financial exclusion and mobile phone technology: Two problems, one solution?
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The Digital Divide, Financial Exclusion and Mobile Phone Technology: Two Problems, One Solution
The recent growth in the use of electronic communications throughout the world has not included everyone. The vast majority of the world‟s population is still unable to gain access to digital technology, especially the Internet, hence the „digital divide‟. However, this divide is not restricted to the developing world; with the divide also prevalent within the UK, again particularly in terms of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1477-0024
DOI: 10.1108/14770020780000547