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During the 1990s, businesses began relying on the convenience of ubiquitous computer systems and on the efficiencies of digital networks. This new techno-economic dynamic prompted White House administrations of the 1990s to take note of public policy issues surrounding the "information superhighway" and the "digital divide." Yet, because the digital world seems intangible, relatively few policy...

Despite the widespread adoption of new information technologies, a “digital divide” still exists, excluding many from enjoying the benefits, especially those who live in developing countries. A digital divide is defined as an access gap that is measured by the disparities in subscriber penetration levels and technological gaps reflected in technological discrepancies between countries and regio...

In this paper, we examine efforts undertaken by two cities – Atlanta and LaGrange, Georgia – to redress the digital divide. Atlanta’s initiative has taken the form of community technology centres where citizens can come to get exposure to the internet, and learn something about computers and their applications. LaGrange has taken a very different approach, providing free internet access to the ...

South Africa, like most of its African neighbors, has a dual economy that sees formal and informal trading taking place side by side. Walking down many of the main streets of South African cities, one can immediately see the informal traders conducting their trade on the doorsteps of established retailers. Many of the formal traders complain about the informal activity and its impact on their b...

Received: 16 June 2011 Revised: 07 January 2012 2nd Revision: 22 May 2012 3rd Revision: 09 January 2013 4th Revision: 28 May 2013 Accepted: 06 June 2013 Abstract Information technology (IT) allows members of the growing elderly population to remain independent longer. However, while technology becomes more and more pervasive, an age-related underutilisation of IT remains observable. For instanc...

Digital divide is still a big topic in information systems and egovernment research. In the past, several tracks and workshops on this topic existed. As information technology and especially the internet become more and more important governments cannot ignore the fact that elderly citizens are excluded from the benefits related to internet usage. Although e-Inclusion programmes and initiatives...

Digital divide is still a big topic in information systems and egovernment research. In the past, several tracks and workshops on this topic existed. As information technology and especially the internet become more and more important governments cannot ignore the fact that elderly citizens are excluded from the benefits related to internet usage. Although e-Inclusion programmes and initiatives...

India is vast country and traditionally an agrarian economy. Nearly 70% of India’s population still resides in the villages. The penetration level of the new telecommunication tools is low in the rural areas as compared to the urban sector. New technologies and ICT platforms are evolving, featuring collaboration between the development agencies, academia and the local government. This case-stud...

A high speed efficient TSPC flip-flop divide-by-16/17 dual modulus prescaler is proposed. The efficient (proposed) TSPC flip-flop with split path not only reduces the clock load and decrease power but also increases the speed of operation. The speed of the precaler can improve in two aspects. First is by adopting a new pseudo divide-by2/3 prescaler, the minimum working period is reduced by half...