Beyond the Digital Divide

2013 ◽  
pp. 277-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Undrah Buyan Baasanjav
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Domain Names ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth ◽  
Aid Dependency ◽  
Global Digital Divide ◽  
Internet Development

This chapter explores the interplay between society and Internet technology in the context of the developing former socialist country of Mongolia. This chapter goes beyond questions of access to the Internet and explores three factors of the global digital divide. First, this chapter explores how language factors such as non-Roman domain names and the use of the Cyrillic alphabet exacerbate the digital divide in the impoverished country of Mongolia. ICANN's initiation of international domain names is an initial development toward achieving linguistic diversity on the Internet. Second, this chapter explores how post-communist settings and foreign investment and aid dependency afflict Internet development. A rapid economic growth in Mongolia has increased access to mobile phones, computers, and the Internet; however, the influx of foreign capital poured into the mining, construction, and telecommunication sectors frequently comes in non-concessional terms raising concerns over the public debt in Mongolia.

Global Digital Divide

2012 ◽  
pp. 210-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Undrahbuyan Baasanjav
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Domain Names ◽  
Aid Dependency ◽  
Global Digital Divide ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Internet Development ◽  
Depth Interviews

This chapter explores several factors of the global digital divide in the former socialist country of Mongolia. By analyzing manifest media content on the Internet, as well as by interviewing people involved in Internet development, this chapter goes beyond the question of access to the Internet and asks how language factors exacerbate the digital divide in an impoverished country. Initiating non-Western alphabet domain names and setting culturally inclusive non-Western alphabet standards have been important steps in achieving linguistic diversity on the Internet and overcoming the global digital divide in countries like Mongolia. Furthermore, this chapter explores how a post-communist political setting, aid dependency, and international organizations influence Internet development. The analysis of in-depth interviews provides nuanced explanation of the socialist legacy that is traced in institutional routines, people’s attitudes, and social practices.

ICT Adoption in Firms by Using Endogenous Metrics

2007 ◽  
pp. 161-196
Author(s):  
Michela Serrecchia ◽  
Irma Serrecchia ◽  
Maurizio Martinelli
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Economic Opportunity ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Domain Names ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Italian Provinces ◽  
Country Code

This chapter analyzes the digital divide in Italy and the factors contributing to this situation at both the regional and provincial levels. To do this, we used the registration of Internet domains under the “.it” Country Code Top Level Domain as a proxy. In particular, we analyzed domain names registered by firms. The analysis produced interesting results: The distribution of domains registered by firms in Italian provinces is more concentrated than the distribution related to income and the number of firms, suggesting a diffusive effect. Furthermore, in order to analyze the factors that may contribute to the presence of a digital divide at the regional level, a regression analysis was performed using demographic, social, economic, and infrastructure indicators. The results show that Internet technology, far from being an “equalizer,” follows and possibly intensifies existing differences in economic opportunity in industrialized countries like Italy.

Global Digital Divide, Global Justice, Cultures, and Epistemology

2011 ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Soraj Hongladarom
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Social Epistemology ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Good ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Digital Divide

The problem of global digital divide, namely disparity in Internet access and use among the various regions of the world, is a growing concern. Even though, according to some reports, the gap is getting narrower, this does not mean that the problem is disappearing, because the problem does not just consist in getting more people to become “wired,” so to speak. This chapter investigates the various relationships among the global digital divide, global justice, cultures and epistemology. Very briefly stated, not getting access to the Internet constitutes an injustice because the access is a social good that can lead to various other goods. Furthermore, as information technology is a second-order technology, one that operates on meaning bearing symbols, access to the technology is very much an issue of social epistemology, an attempt to find out the optimal way to distribute knowledge across the social and cultural domains.

scholarly journals Digitization of sale of the confiscated customs goods in customs service of the Republic of Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Đurica Nikolić ◽  
Radmilo Jović
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
The State ◽  
Lower Price ◽  
Electronic Data Processing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Internet Development ◽  
Starting Price

The confiscated customs goods and the goods that were taken out for the benefit of the state are sold by the customs offices in accordance with the Customs Law and the Decree on customs clearance of goods. The manner of sale of customs goods by the customs offices has not changed for decades and is done exclusively through public sale, that is, at public bid-dings held in customs offices throughout the Republic of Serbia. Sale of customs goods through auction, i.e. public sales in the customs offices are confronted with certain problems including the following: the lack of training of customs officers to conduct bids, inexperience of customs officers in the way of bid management, the negotiation of the bidders regarding the bidding of goods in order to avoid buying at the first bids and wait for the purchase of goods through a direct contract, where the starting price is significantly lower; the existence of organized groups that by their participation in bids do not allow other participants to take part in public bidding. The problems identified in the public sale of customs goods have resulted in a lower payment of funds into the budget due to the purchase of goods and vehicles at significantly lower price. The sale of the confiscated goods and vehicles that would be organized via the Internet is one of the possibilities that can significantly reduce problems when selling customs goods and vehicles in the era of digitization, Internet development t and electronic data processing. Selling goods via the Internet can contribute to faster and more efficient sale of customs goods and vehicles, generating higher revenues from the sale of the confiscated goods, allowing more bidders to participate in bids, the persons participating in bids are known only to customs authorities, but not to other participants.. At the same time, the sale of goods via the Internet would contribute to the modernization of the customs service as a whole.

The Digital Divide at Elementary Schools in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area: A Case Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Huang ◽  
Susan E Russell
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
School System ◽  
Oklahoma City ◽  
Public School System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Relationship

This study addresses the problem of digital divide in the public school system of Oklahoma and how it affects students' academic achievement. The purpose is to find out the degrees of students' access to computers and the Internet, explore the relationship between the technology accessibility and academic achievement, and provide suggestions for further improvement in equality. . .

Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide

2010 ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
Meena Chary ◽  
Stephen K. Aikins
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Global Digital Divide ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Investments In Education

This chapter assesses how public policy can be used to bridge the global digital divide, especially in developing nations. First, the chapter characterizes the Internet technologies encompassed within the digital divide according to dimensions of individual socioeconomic characteristics and service provider infrastructure characteristics. Then, the chapter develops a set of technology policy dimensions as they affect those two dimensions, using case vignettes from India to illustrate policy actions. Finally, the chapter makes policy action recommendations to bridge the digital divide, including investments in education and literacy, e-governance, intermediary services, infrastructure, and regulation.

The Evolution of ICT, Economic Development, and the Digitally-Divided Society

2008 ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Sadayoshi Takaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
The Public ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Divided Society

In this chapter, we mention that a digital divide could bring about an income divide both within a country and between countries. The more the uses of the Internet diffuse, the more the divide may introduce serious concerns. From a macroeconomic point of view, the increase in the digital divide diminishes ICT investments and delays the innovation of ICT. As a result, we propose that the public policies of each government provide the devices of ICT as social capital and infrastructure. On the global stage, the digital divide exists between developed and developing countries. Therefore, international provision of the digital devices should be achieved through a cooperative effort between developed countries and international organizations.

Electronic Government Implementation

2011 ◽  
pp. 1909-1925
Author(s):  
Yining Chen ◽  
H. M. Chen ◽  
Russell K.H. Ching ◽  
Wayne W. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
The Public ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Present Information ◽  
Important Means

Over the last decade, the Internet has become one of the most important means of communication in all social areas. The success of Web technology adoption in the private sector has put pressures on the public sector to adopt the Internet to present information and service resources. The concept of creating more efficient and convenient interaction between government and the interacting parties using Internet technology is referred to as electronic government (or digital government). Recent studies have shown an increase in the adoption of electronic government by various countries (Archer, 2005; I-Ways, 2005; Janssen et al. 2004). Nevertheless, the level of implementation diverges from country to country. This study identifies critical success factors of electronic government and proposes an implementation framework. This chapter presents an extensive case study to illustrate how the proposed framework can be used to analyze electronic government strategies in a developed country (United States) and a developing country (China). In conclusion, recommendations are made to developed and developing countries for their implementation of electronic government.

Can Technology Ease the Pain of Salary Surveys?

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nona Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Employee Relations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
The Public ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Salary Information

This article discusses the value that can be added to public sector salary surveys through the use of the Internet. Several public sector coalitions (the San Francisco Bay Area Employee Relations Service; Chicago suburban area MetroNet; Orange County Division of the League of California Cities; League of Minnesota Cities; and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) have applied technology to improve sharing compensation data. Also highlighted are commercial ventures that generate salary information on the web. In particular, the article covers the challenges faced by two ventures ( www.ClassAndComp.com and GovernmentJobs.com ) that are attempting to launch compensation analysis products for the public sector market. The conclusion of this research is that the full potential of the Internet technology for sharing public sector compensation information will only be realized if there is significant cooperation between jurisdictions within a recruitment area.

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