OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between local health departments' (LHDs') governance structures and their use of information systems (IS) and information technologies (IT). As the US health system moves toward more integrated models of delivering care, LHDs have been identified as key nexus for information exchange. Therefore, understanding how LHDs' governa...

This paper seeks to explore the concept of the digital divide by critiquing the notion of the digital native and its relationship to the legal conception of technology transfer and sited knowledge. It is the contention of this paper that technology transfer is key in developmental issues currently facing the international community in general, and is the first and paramount step in bridging the...

The digital divide refers to inequalities in access to information technology. Those people who do not have access to information technology are at a significant economic and social disadvantage. As with any other policy decision, in order to evaluate policies for dealing with the digital divide, we need to know exactly what our goal should be. Since the principal value of access to information...

“The ‘digital divide’ is real. It is actually several gaps in one: a technological divide in infrastructure, with 70 percent of the world’s Internet users living in the 24 richest countries, which contain just 16 percent of the world’s people; a content divide, with nearly 70 percent of the world’s Websites in English /../ and a gender divide, with women and girls in many countries, rich and po...

The digital divide refers to the separation between those who have access to digital information and communications technology (ICT) and those who do not. Many believe that universal access to ICT would bring about a global community of interaction, commerce, and learning resulting in higher standards of living and improved social welfare. However, the digital divide threatens this outcome lead...

The power of information technology has been signifi cantly stronger due to its increased presence everywhere. The benefi ts of information technology have been exposed in various ways. The explosive growth of telecommunications, particularly the Internet, not only virtually eliminates physical distances, but also extensively delivers a great deal of information to individuals and societies. Ho...