The near-pervasive introduction of ehealth systems, and the more recent implementation of systems intended for patient use offer patients the opportunity to participate in their own care. Unfortunately the design of these systems means that they may work better for "People Like Us" rather than for those on the wrong side of the 'digital divide'. This paper looks at the professional, practical a...

Though the divide-and-conquer algorithm is a powerful technology, but it is difficult to be used in practice, so the design of this algorithm should be regulated in the teaching. In this article, the teaching process and the characters of the divide-and-conquer algorithm are studied when solving the problem of chessboard coverage. Aiming at the deficiency that the existing teaching method uses ...

This paper describes the Free Internet Initiative in LaGrange, Georgia: a program undertaken by the City of LaGrange to address the digital divide. In 2000, LaGrange became the first city in the world to provide broadband Internet access to every citizen. This research explores the history of the initiative and documents the achievements made as well as the challenges that city officials have f...

This article presents a theoretical examination of the digital divide, tracing its origins in the centre–Left social inclusion policy agenda of the 1980s and 1990s to its current status of political ‘hot topic’. It then moves on to outline four conceptual limitations to conventional dichotomous notions of the digital divide and individuals’ ‘access’ to information and communications technology ...

State government has been moving from manual and paper-based processes to digital services. However, divide, declining trust in technology, low IT/IS adoption rates by public sector employees are important challenges for successful delivery of e-government services citizens. Previous studies the area have mainly focused on This paper examines rather than citizens focus is non-market environment...

T paper studies the cross-country diffusion of personal computers (PCs) and the Internet, and examines how the diffusive interactions across these technologies affect the evolution of the global digital divide. We adopt a generalized diffusion model that incorporates the impact of one technology’s installed base on the diffusion of the other technology. We estimate the model on data from 26 dev...

In this paper, the digital divide between Saudi University academics and younger Generation Z group, which includes those born in 2001 or later, is discussed. Because of their upbringing surrounded by internet other technology, seen as being digitally native. They therefore approach education learning differently previous generations, primarily reliant on technology. increasingly enrolling high...

In his major works, Albert Borgmann has explored in depth and detail the role of technology in contemporary life and provided compelling critical, philosophical perspectives. In this study, I primarily discuss Crossing the Postmodern Divide (1992) in relation to the themes of his earlier Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life (1984). While appreciating Borgmann's attempt to provide d...

E-Rate is a U.S. federal funding program for providing discounts for telecommunications, Internet access and internal networking costs for schools and libraries to ensure access equity across poor and rich, rural, urban and suburban areas, and highly served and underserved areas. This paper examines the impact of the E-Rate program on social equity and educational efficacy in American public sc...

Technology utilization is often considered one of the main drivers promoting inclusive development. As a form technology utilization, whether using internet can promote development has been concern for researchers and policymakers. Considering geographical connectivity characteristics, we examine effects penetration on by applying spatial econometric models data from 34 provinces in Indonesia 2...