Bridging the digital divide: measuring digital literacy

Bridging the Rural Digital Divide

Measuring Collaborative Digital Literacy

A Literacy Approach to the Digital Divide

ly (Greenfield, 1972; Luria, 1976). The impugned cognitive benefits of literacy have proven very difficult for researchers to investigate. The problem is that literacy is almost always confounded with other variables, and, particularly, with schooling. For the most part, those who

E-Sri Lanka: bridging the digital divide

Purpose – The overall aim of this study is to examine the impact of e-Sri Lanka’s Telecentre Development Programme in bridging the digital divide. Design/methodology/approach – A survey research method was used in the study to collect qualitative and quantitative data from actual and potential Telecentre users in relevant communities. The study was carried out through a survey. The primary samp...

Bridging Communications Across the Digital Divide

Connecting people across the Digital Divide is as much a social effort as a technological one. We are developing a community-centered approach to learn how interaction techniques can compensate for poor communication across the Digital Divide. We have incorporated the lessons learnt regarding Social Intelligence Design in an (abstract) device called the SoftBridge. The device allows information...