Bridging the Digital Divide: Wi-Fi Hot Spots as a Means of Digital Equity

Bridging the Rural Digital Divide

Price-based Congestion-Control in Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Wireless networks are now proliferating due to the success of the IEEE 802.11b protocol, also known as “Wi-Fi” (Wireless Fidelity). A Wi-Fi network is characterized by a set of base stations (also called access points) placed throughout the environment and connected to the traditional wired LANs. This technology allows nomadic users a broadband access to the Internet if they are in the transmis...

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...

Bridging the digital divide: reaching vulnerable populations.

The AMIA 2003 Spring Congress entitled "Bridging the Digital Divide: Informatics and Vulnerable Populations" convened 178 experts including medical informaticians, health care professionals, government leaders, policy makers, researchers, health care industry leaders, consumer advocates, and others specializing in health care provision to underserved populations. The primary objective of this w...