Bridging the digital divide: reaching vulnerable populations.

Bridging of Digital Divide in Africa

This paper discusses the gap created by an international digital divide in Africa. The paper focuses on bridging the digital divide that exists between the developed countries and Africa, especially in the use of the internet and Global System Mobile (GSM) communication services. Issues like bridging the international digital divide, digital divide and Africa, bridging the digital divide in Afr...

Possible, Probable and Preferable Futures of the Digital Divide

The digital divide is widely recognized as a contemporary problem between society and techno logy. Strategies for bridging the digital divide are often informed and guided by quantitative assessments of the deployment of information communication technologies. There are few rigorous qualitative attempts to assess the digital divide from either an ethnographic or a futures-oriented perspective. ...

Bridging the Digital Divide through Online Conferencing: Lessons from the CybErg Conference Series

This paper looks at the role that an online academic conference might play in bridging the digital divide. It is argued in this paper that the digital divide is more than comparing haves with havenots. Instead, when looking at mechanisms to bridge the divide it is more sensible to consider the social context of the users. The paper reports on the relative success of the CybErg conference series...

Information and Communication Technology Geographies Strategies for Bridging the Digital Divide

An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of International Digital Divide

International Digital Divide is an imbalance state of ICT penetration between countries. This paper analyzes the current status and trends of international digital divide, adopts Gompertz technology diffusion model to verify the determinants of ICT penetration level and diffusion rate separately. Finally, China should use “policy levers” to strengthen international trade cooperation, improve th...