Thursday 5 January 2012

Digital Divide: From Computer Access to Online Activities

This study addresses issues of digital divide among households and individuals by using micro-data analysis of ICT usage patterns. The analysis includes data from 18 European countries, Korea and Canada. Inequalities in computer and Internet use are analyzed in a two-step approach. First, the paper tries to better quantify and understand the factors that separate the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’. Second, it tries to explain observed differences in the frequency and type of Internet use as a result of the socio-economic characteristics of households and individuals.

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/fulltext/5kg0lk60rr30.pdf?expires=1325666034&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=456BD6216DDCD520B90BE8C80BA44E24

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