The Evolving Discourse of the Digital Divide

Online Discussion ◽

Black Identity ◽

The Internet ◽

Online Discussion Forum ◽

Internet Users ◽

A Site

In this chapter, we examine how people of African descent are using an online discussion forum as a site for interrogating the existential question of “who am I?” Contrary to the typical formulations of the digital divide as a measure of disparity in access to information and communication technologies (ICTs), we make a case for how and why ICTs are being effectively used to enable and advance the interests of people who have historically been marginalized and silenced. The contributions of this research extend the digital divide discourse to affirm the cultural realities of diverse Internet users.

Cultural Aspects and Digital Divide in Europe

MedienJournal ◽

10.24989/medienjournal.v26i3.419 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 14-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ursula Maier-Rabler

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Social Economic ◽

Innovation Process ◽

Individual Member ◽

Policy Practice ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

Policy Strategies

This paper aims to make a contribution toward an improvement of European e-policy practice. lt is inspired by the conviction that successfuJ e-policy strategies can lead to balanced chances for all members in certain societies to aquire the absolutely indispensable capabilities for decision-making in the context of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Following the path of the development of e-policy papers it has to be stated that many goals have not yet been achieved. The techno-deterministic concepts 'access' and 'usage' seem not to reach far enough to get people really involved andinformed. Many more aspects have tobe considered in order to create a clirnate for innovation where different choices made by different individuals according to their different social, economic or cuJtural backgrounds do not lead automatically to the well known either or not, connected or not-connected, haves or have-nots, but to a variety of patterns of involvement. In this paper, we argue for different e-policy strategies according to cultural aspects in certain societies. And hereby we will focus on the cultural aspects of information itself, on the notion of information in different information cultures. lt also seems important to mention at this stage that we believe that getting all members of society involved in the ICT-innovation process in order to provide the basis for informed decisions by each individual member is the most important task of e-policy.

Shifting Dynamics of Contention in the Digital Age

10.1093/oso/9780190887261.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jun Liu

Keyword(s):

Mobile Communication ◽

Digital Age ◽

Chinese Society ◽

Internet Users ◽

Communicative Practice ◽

Political Contention ◽

Everyday Resistance

Over the past decades, waves of political contention involving the use of information and communication technologies have swept across the globe. The phenomenon stimulates the scholarship on digital communication technologies and contentious collective action to thrive as an exciting, relevant, but highly fragmentary and contested field with disciplinary boundaries. To advance the interdisciplinary understanding, Shifting Dynamics of Contention in the Digital Age outlines a communication-centered framework that articulates the intricate relationship between technology, communication, and contention. It further prods us to engage more critically with existing theories from communication, sociology, and political science on digital technologies and political movements. Given the theoretical endeavor, Shifting Dynamics of Contention in the Digital Age systematically explores, for the first time, the influence of mobile technology on political contention in China, the country with the world’s largest number of mobile and Internet users. Using first-hand in-depth interview and fieldwork data, it tracks the strategic choice of mobile phones as repertoires of contention, illustrates the effective mobilization of mobile communication on the basis of its strong and reciprocal social ties, and identifies the communicative practice of forwarding officially alleged “rumors” as a form of everyday resistance. Through this ground-breaking study, Shifting Dynamics of Contention in the Digital Age presents a nuanced portrayal of an emerging dynamics of contention—both its strengths and limitations—through the embedding of mobile communication into Chinese society and politics.

Modern information and communication technologies for successful business

10.12737/1073931 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yuliya Romanova ◽

Pavel Muzychkin ◽

Nataliya Zhenova ◽

Lyudmila D'yakonova ◽

Galina Eydlina ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cash Flows ◽

Electronic Business ◽

Electronic Market ◽

Doing Business ◽

Successful Business ◽

A Site ◽

Accessible Form

The textbook contains a verified set of materials about the opportunities and technologies of doing business on the global Internet. Technologies and means of the electronic market, electronic cash flows and possibilities of their management are considered. Special attention is paid to the issues of site construction: tips and step-by-step instructions are given for the direct creation of a site, setting a task and implementing it to order, as well as numerous opportunities and tools for promoting a site on the web. The basics of the security of electronic business activity are presented. The material is presented in a clear and accessible form. For students and undergraduates of various profiles, studying in the fields of "Economics" and "Management", graduate students, as well as entrepreneurs who want to promote their business via the Internet.

MEASURING DIGITAL DIVIDE IN KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY

Problems of Management in the 21st Century ◽

10.33225/pmc/12.03.08 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 8-19

Author(s):

Iqbal S. Alsaleh ◽

Shaymaa M. Rashad

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Small Scale ◽

Order Effects ◽

Diffusion Of Technology ◽

King Abdulaziz University ◽

The University

Due to the undesirable effects of the gap between citizens to access and use information and communication technologies (ICT), most researchers have been paying much attention to the threat of a digital divide. Unfortunately 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. As a result, digital divide is commonly regarded as a potential barrier for participation in the information society. This study measure the digital divide in Saudi Arabia by analyzing the results of a small-scale study conducted at the University KAU, regarding students’ and university members’ perceptions toward the usage of ICT. This analysis measure the digital divide concerning some factors like gender, educational level using a questionnaire. The analysis shows that KAU has no digital divide. Key words: digital divide, information and communications technology, ICT, diffusion of technology, second order effects.

DIGITAL DIVIDE ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) IN SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS (SMBS)

ICERI2016 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/iceri.2016.2124 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Xavier Oña Serrano ◽

Juan Ibujés Villacís ◽

Odette Pantoja Díaz

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Small And Medium Business

Electronic Payment Systems for Competitive Advantage in E-Commerce - Advances in E-Business Research ◽

Gender Differences in the Technology’s Classic Models in Social Network Sites

10.4018/978-1-4666-5190-6.ch008 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 126-142

Author(s):

Begoña Peral-Peral ◽

Ángel F. Villarejo-Ramos ◽

Manuel J. Sánchez-Franco

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Social Networks ◽

Social Network ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Social Network Sites ◽

Internet Users ◽

Acceptance Model

Social Network Sites (SNS) have very rapidly become part of the daily reality of Internet users in recent years. Firms also use social networks as a two-way communication with their current and potential customers. This exploratory work means to analyze if Internet users’ gender influences the behavior of using social networks. There is a reason for this. Despite Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) acceptance and use being more frequent in men, according to the previous literature, in line with different surveys on the subject, social networks are more used by women. The authors, therefore, analyze in this chapter if there are gender differences in the constructs of technology’s classic models, such as the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) and the TPB (Theory of Planned Behavior). They use a sample of 1,460 university students.

Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology - Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World ◽

Domestic vs. International E-Shopping

10.4018/978-1-5225-6367-9.ch002 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 24-39

Author(s):

Vaggelis Saprikis

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Business Environment ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Users ◽

Mobile Industry ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

Shed Light

Contemporary commerce is completely different as regards features some years ago. Nowadays, a considerable number of individuals and firms take advantage of the information and communication technologies and conduct transactions online. In particular, the mobile industry along with the broad use of social networks and improvements in the internet bandwidth worldwide has created a completely different business environment. Consequently, the technology incited many consumers to cross-border e-shopping, allowing access to a wider variety of products and services, and in numerous circumstances, access to cheaper goods. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the perceptions internet users have towards e-shops focusing on Greece. More precisely, it aims to find out whether there are contingent differences on customers' perceptions regarding domestic vs. international e-shops, since a gradually augmented number of people have been expressing their preference on non-domestic e-stores for their purchases. Additionally, the chapter intends to shed light on the difficulty in understanding vital aspects of e-consumer behaviour.

Digital Divide and Rural Communities

Digital Literacy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1852-7.ch036 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 698-720

Author(s):

John Garofalakis ◽

Andreas Koskeris

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Digital Divide ◽

World Wide ◽

Digital Culture ◽

Wide Spread ◽

Balanced Development ◽

Source Of Information

During the last years, due to the wide spread of World Wide Web (WWW), the Internet has become one of the most valuable and effective communications media and the most inclusive source of information. However, in many cases the difficulties of establishing universal effective access could serve to reinforce current patterns of social exclusion and produce barriers to balanced development instead of supporting it. World widely there is a rising concern over the so-called “digital divide”–a term that refers to the gap existing in the opportunities to access advanced information and communication technologies between geographic areas or by individuals at different socioeconomic levels. The experience shows that specialized initiatives are needed for disadvantaged areas in order to anticipate expansion of current digital divide. This chapter is focusing on the specific instance of digital divide occurring in rural territories, and examines the ways to foster digital culture among citizens, utilizing a specific initiative (the so called “Telecentres”).

Assessing Robustness of Asian Countries Ranking

Wealth Creation and Poverty Reduction ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1207-4.ch008 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 139-153

Author(s):

Nilanjana Chakrabarty ◽

Dibyojyoti Bhattacharjee

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Principal Component ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Unobserved Component ◽

Linear Aggregation ◽

Unobserved Component Model ◽

Use Of Internet

The term ‘digital divide' refers to the gap between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas with regard to both their opportunities to access Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and to their use of Internet. Composite indicators are regularly used for measuring the divide and in benchmarking the country's performance. But often it creates controversies regarding the subjectivity that is connected with their construction methodology more specifically the weighting and aggregation issues. The paper attempts to assess the robustness of the ranks generated by the composite digital divide index using different weighting and aggregation schemes in case of Asian countries. Here four weighting techniques Iyengar-Sudarshan Method, Benefit of Doubt Method, Principal Component Analysis and Unobserved Component Model and three techniques of aggregation viz. Linear Aggregation, Geometric Aggregation and Weighted Displaced Ideal Method are used for mutual comparison.