Digital divide and socio-economic differences in smartphone information security behaviour among university students: Empirical evidence from Pakistan

2023 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sumera Saleem ◽  
Naveed Ikram ◽  
Naurin Farooq Khan
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
University Students ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Empirical Evidence

Do Insecure Systems Increase Global Digital Divide?

2010 ◽  
pp. 234-243
Author(s):  
Jawed Siddiqi ◽  
Ja’far Alqatawna ◽  
Mohammad Hjouj Btoush
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
New Model ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Global Digital Divide

This chapter surveys the issues concerning the digital divide facing developing nations. The authors assert that “insecurity” and the “digital divide” are highly dependent on each other and as insecurity increases so does the digital divide. Therefore, the authors propose to extend the concept of the digital divide to include information security features by putting forward a new model or paradigm of security that is multi-faceted and is able to assist in bridging the digital divide gap. They argue that a lack of attention to security reduces the access to and use of resources with which to attack the digital divide. In particular, for e-business, the authors conclude that in developing countries having security issues at the forefront would encourage engagement with e-initiatives, or restrain it if there is an absence of security.

scholarly journals Do fiscal policies influence educated young voters? Empirical evidence from Finland

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Takis Venetoklis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Fiscal Policies ◽  
Voting Behaviour ◽  
Young Voters ◽  
Parliamentary Elections

We examine Finnish university students’ fiscal policy preferences and how they are associated with their voting behaviour in two consecutive parliamentary elections, 2003 and 2007. Data is collected through an internet based survey. The study utilises a very large number of responses (N=33320) of students from all disciplines, in all higher education establishments of the country. Fiscal policy preferences are operationalized with questions on budgetary appropriations allocated towards several Ministries. Pair wise comparisons among loyal student voters of all parties and students that changed their vote in the latter election, indicate that several fiscal policies affect significantly the voting behaviour of the population under scrutiny.

scholarly journals Influence of Digital Divide and Experience on Nigerian University Students’ Attitude Towards the Use of Information Communication Technologies for Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Olori Abiola Lateef
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Nigerian University

Recent studies have shown that factors influencing technology use include, but are not limited to, accessibility and availability. Several studies in developed countries revealed that digital division and experience significantly influence students’ attitude towards ICT utilization. However, there is lack of empirical evidence to show that such variables do influence ICT utilization by Nigerian students. This study examined the influence of digital divide and experience on Nigerian university students’ utilization of information communication technologies. Two research hypotheses were formulated for the study. A self-constructed and validated twenty-five- item instrument was used to gather information from one thousand and five hundred randomly selected respondents in three public universities in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, while t-test statistical method was used to analyze the data collected. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the perception of digital native and digital immigrant students in attitude towards ICT utilization (t = 3.25, p<0.05). The findings of this study also showed that there is no significant difference in the perception of digitally experienced and less experienced students in attitude towards ICT utilization(t = 1.16, p>0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that postgraduate students in Nigerian universities should be further encouraged not to allow age to influence their perception towards ICT utilization negatively. Also, Nigerian Government should subsidize the cost of ICT devices in order to make them affordable to all students.

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