Not having access or having a disadvantaged access to information, in an information-based society may be considered as a handicap (Compaine, 2001). In the last two decades scholars have gradually refined the conceptualization of digital divide, moving from a dichotomous model mainly based on access to a multidimensional model accounting for differences in usage levels and perspectives. While m...

A new digital divide is emerging both within and between nations that is due to inequalities in broadband Internet access. Most previous research has focused on the broadband divide in developed countries and the role of several factors in bridging this divide, including competition specifically to provide broadband service. There seems to be very little research, however, that provides compreh...

This paper presents exploratory research on the use of information communication technologies (ICTs) or computer mediated technologies (CMCs) (i.e., cell phones and the internet) among immigrant women who are intimate partner violence survivors (IPV) in Canada. The discussion begins with a presentation of initial data examining the impact of such technology on the level and extent of violence e...

Deployed e-Gov systems and intended users’ access are analyzed. Included are national and local e-services, evoting and a local e-Gov system presenting information integration and security concerns. Semantic Web-based improvements are suggested to resolve security issues, provide an integration platform and facilitate use. Expected outcomes are user-centric e-Gov development, a reduced socio-te...

Policy makers are simultaneously concerned about the consequences of a worsening “digital divide” between rich and poor countries and hopeful that information and computing technologies (ICTs) could increase economic growth in developing countries. Very little research, however, has explored the reasons for the digital divide beyond noting that it is strongly correlated with standard developmen...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are the most important way of getting informed in our society. Unfortunately not all people have access to the internet and ICTs (first order digital divide), and an amazingly large number of people do not have the abilities to use the ICTs in a proper way and, therefore, cannot draw advantages from its usage (second order digital divide). Clear...

This Issue Brief takes a fresh look at the factors surrounding what has appeared to be a closing of the gender divide among those using the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs). Empirical evidence based primarily on the Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) is used to identify key dimensions of ‘access’ whose measurement can help to reveal some detailed emerging differen...

1 Contextual issues 4 1.1 Defining the Digital Divide 1.1.1 Project framework 5 1.1.2 Definitions 6 1.1.3 E-learning – a supply or demand driven process? 7 1.1.4 Digital literacy 7 1.2 Quantifying the Digital Divide 9 1.2.1 Connectivity in the wider Australian community 1.2.2 Online delivery in the VTE system 10 1.3 Benefits from bridging the Divide 10 2 Barriers sustaining the Divide 12 2.1 Co...

introduction: the drive for health care and medical sciences to become evidence-based has been accelerated during recent years and therefore quick access to relevant information without the use of information and communication technology seems impossible. the aim of this study was to evaluate medical students' knowledge of computers and information science in urmia university. methods: this sur...

The digital divide between countries is a critical phenomenon that places developing countries in a disadvantaged position economically, politically, and socially. While the phenomenon has drawn the attention of many, a theoretical account using empirical test of primary data is lacking. Building on a three-level digital divide framework, this study tested the effect of country development inde...