Implications for the digital divide Socio-structural correlates of online news and information adoption/use:

Zusammenfassung Schweizer Nutzer*innen suchen dreimal häufiger nach Cyberrisiken als die User in den USA. Wir lebten aufgrund der Pandemie plötzlich einer weitgehend digitalen Schweiz und 8,01 Mio. aktive Menschen nutzten gemäss ITU zahllosen Chancen des Internets. Ein Leben ohne Internet ist kaum mehr vorstellbar. Doch welches sind wichtigsten Risiken, welche Bevölkerung tatsächlich beschäftig...

This paper looks at the role that an online academic conference might play in bridging the digital divide. It is argued in this paper that the digital divide is more than comparing haves with havenots. Instead, when looking at mechanisms to bridge the divide it is more sensible to consider the social context of the users. The paper reports on the relative success of the CybErg conference series...

The importance of digital literacy well established, but it is unclear how this is integrated in teachers' practice. This paper presents a curriculum innovation and collaboration addressing this issue through development of digital products, in first-year teacher education subject. A key aspect of this initiative was providing students with home copies of appropriate software to support the tas...

OBJECTIVES The use of innovative information technology is now well established in health. However, while the gap in health status between Indigenous and other Australians is both significant and unchanging, there is limited application of these new approaches to addressing this national health priority. This may in part reflect the 'digital divide', which is another facet of Indigenous disadva...

Microfinance services available to the poorest people, especially investment loans for micro-business development, are recognized as an important part of poverty reduction strategies. As the industry matures, MFIs face a competitive environment, forcing them to balance the goals of outreach and sustainability. However, in spite of its successes, microfinance has not been able to reach to the po...

In an attempt to qualify technologies that may assist bridge the digital divide, this paper examines the relationship between the digital divide and different current technologies as well as the up-to-date status of the digital gap in Africa using statistics provided by the International Telecommunication Unit (ITU). Looking at this imbalance of accessing information and communication technolog...

Digital technologies are becoming more pervasive in all areas of society. Enabling everyone to have access and capability to use the Internet and associated digital technologies, summed up in the term 'digital inclusion', is seen to have wide-ranging benefits to the individual, to the economy and to society. For older people, being digitally included can help them to maintain their independence...