Digital Divide: The Case of Developing Countries

Comparison of Quadratic Levels of Digital Divide in Terms of Demographic Variables: Case Study of Rafsanjan City

This study aims to investigate the effect of demographic variables on quadratic levels of the digital divide (Van Dijk’s model), including material and physical access, motivational access, digital literacy and skills, and usage. The study population included 600 citizens of Rafsanjan, Iran. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire and were analyzed in SPSS. The results showed ...

Cost-Effective VoIP Services for Reducing Digital Divide in Developing Countries: Case of Study and Practical Implementation

Reducing the Digital Divide: A Critical Focus

This paper examines the developmental divide manifested in the digital divide between the North and the South and indeed within regions and countries. We suggest that the most fundamental problem preventing a reversal of the divide is access, exacerbated by the widespread low levels of skills and knowledge in poor countries. In addition, industry stands to lose considerable benefit from the poo...

Interactive Digital Television for Developing Countries: a software/hardware perspective

Interactive Digital Television is mostly a matter of entertainment for developed countries, but bears great potential to narrow the digital divide in developing countries. The television’s return channel might become the family’s gate to the Information Society. For this to come true, however, digital receivers and return channel technologies must reach cost levels that enable mass penetration....

Digital Divide: Exploring National and International Approaches to Bridge the Digital Divide in the Perception of Developing Countries especially in the context of Nepal

Nowadays, Information Society policies have been paying a lot of attention in bridging “Digital Divide” in our country. The gap between people from different socioeconomic backgrounds with regard to their opportunity and ability to access and make use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is commonly regarded as a potential barrier for participation in the information society. ICT...

Bridging the Digital Divide: Case Study of the Distribution of Tablets to First Years at the University of Johannesburg

The digital divide between those more and those less technologically skilled is a reality and has been for many years. This divide is especially prominent in developing countries such as South Africa and in societies that suffer from socio-economic disadvantage. There are many reasons for the continued presence of this divide and these are briefly described in this paper. The negative consequen...