DocumentCode
2189929
Title
Benchmarking digital divide: definitions used and methods applied
Author
Dolnicar, Vesna ; Vehovar, Vasja ; Sicherl, Pavle
Author_Institution
Fac. of Social Sci., Ljubljana Univ.
fYear
2004
fDate
7-10 June 2004
Firstpage
421
Abstract
Paper first discusses some specifics regarding terminology and concepts of the first, second, dual and third digital divide. Paper also extends the measurement of the digital divide phenomena above the simple comparison of percentage related to the information technology penetration across different countries and socio-demographic segments. Two examples of advanced methodological measurements are presented: a composed measure - the digital divide index (DIDIX) and the time distance methodology, which offers a significant improvement at both conceptual and application levels
Keywords
Internet; benchmark testing; demography; socio-economic effects; Internet; benchmarking; digital divide; information technology; socio-demographic segment; time distance methodology; Application software; Communications technology; Computer networks; Context; Demography; Information technology; Internet; Microcomputers; Terminology; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Technology Interfaces, 2004. 26th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cavtat
Print_ISBN
953-96769-9-1
Type
conf
Filename
1372447
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