Title :
A multivariate cross-country empirical analysis of the digital divide
Author :
Iliadis, Michael S. ; Paravantis, John A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Digital Syst., Univ. of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
fDate :
June 28 2011-July 1 2011
Abstract :
The digital divide is determined by a variety of technological, economic, social, educational and political variables. In this work, digital diffusion is analyzed by considering 22 variables with cross-sectional data from 141 countries. Principal components extracted from dependent (ICT) and independent variable groups were run in a multiple regression model and indicated that ICT diffusion is determined, in order of importance, by: membership of a country in the developed cluster; social, educational, economic and political components.
Keywords :
Digital Divide; regression analysis; Digital Divide; ICT diffusion; digital diffusion; information and communication technology; multiple regression model; multivariate cross-country empirical analysis; Information and Communication Technology; cluster analysis; global digital divide; multiple regression analysis; principal component analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kerkyra
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0680-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1346
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.2011.5983936
