... States by Mueller (1993) and Riordan (2002) . Case study Wireless technology Digital divide Mobile communication Technology choice Regulation / deregulation Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany 16DII131 A set of specific conditions was imposed on BT...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social inclusion Education Learning E-Learning Digital divide Knowledge-based community Funding: There is no funding involved in conducting this research. Equity in learning...

... Digital divide Marketplace Cryptocurrencies have gained significant attention in recent years for their potential as a decentralised payment system and new virtual currency designed to enable online payments without the need for intermediaries such as financial institutions (Lacity, 2022...

...Zhiqin Lu; Peng Li; Qinghai Li; Heng Zhang Purpose This paper according to the logic of the “digital access divide--digital capability divide--digital outcome divide” aims to systematically discuss the impact of the digital divide on individual happiness in China, accounting for the variations...

...Emmanuel Ogiemwonyi Arakpogun; Jason Whalley; Roseline Wanjiru; Ziad Elsahn; Rama Krishna Reddy Kummitha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence-based policy recommendations for improving the implementation of universal service funds (USF) with a view to closing the digital divide...

...Sofia Alexopoulou; Joachim Åström; Martin Karlsson Purpose Technology access, digital skills, and digital services are increasingly prerequisites for public life and accessing public services. The digital divide in contemporary societies matters for efforts to digitalize the welfare state...

...Mónica Pazmiño-Sarango; Mijail Naranjo-Zolotov; Frederico Cruz-Jesus Purpose The paper explores the main drivers of the regional-level digital divide in Ecuadorian cities and the extent to which the information and communication technology (ICT) adoption by citizens influences local-level...

...Yvonne Ai-Chi Loh; Arul Chib Purpose This paper presents a framework to measure the digital divide by considering a more comprehensive index of information and communication technology (ICT) predictors. The authors also address the conceptual and methodological problems in the digital divide field...

... Digital divide IS professionals Digital intervention E-marketing Mobile system Electronic mediated environment Digital financial services (DFS) are the significant financial resolutions for cultivating financial inclusion (Buckley and Malady, 2015). DFS provides services...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Information literacy Information seeking behaviour Empirical study Digital divide Mobile system The mobile internet is the data transfer network that can be accessed through mobile...

... is not primarily concerned with the skills a person has; rather, it reflects what individuals believe they can do. Perceptions Gender Digital divide Electronic mediated environment Collective efficacy The internet has been found to create opportunities for empowerment for individuals and groups...

...-organizational setting. The findings also contribute to the literature on how practical internet engineering can bridge the digital divide. Fulfilling the needs identified in the research and understanding unintended effects of the system will contribute to the successful implementation of new internet projects...

... priority be given for an expansion of the internet connectivity in rural areas. Digital divide Community Developing countries Information It is being argued that information and communication technologies (ICTs) (e.g. internet and computers) can act as catalysts for the socio-economic...

... help homeless young people to succeed broadly in employment? Digital divide User participation Design research Community Human computer interaction (HCI) Design science Information systems for job search cover such activities as finding job openings, discerning legitimate and worthy...

... understanding of how women manage gender-related issues within gender-atypical IT firms in Sri Lanka and stay in their employment. Information technology Job embeddedness Discourse analysis Developing countries Gendered organizations Digital divide Nilupama Wijewardena can be contacted...

... Diffusion theory Digital divide Information society IT penetration Innovation and information and communication technologies (ICT) have become cornerstones for economic growth at the regional level in the European Union (EU). The Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 program considers these to be two...

... adoption behaviours that define a digital divide. Large-scale studies are required to determine what behaviours exist in such populations, but can offer limited ability to draw inferences about why. The purpose of this paper is to report a large-scale study inside China that probes a nuanced “digital...

... Digital Opportunity Centers (DOCs) in 168 remote areas in Taiwan through co-management to bricolage new resources and new capabilities, gradually bridging the urban-rural digital divide to co-create values for local development. Design/methodology/approach – This study adopted an in-depth case study...

..., and when it analyzes the interviews with the migrant workers under study. Social inclusion Digital divide Mobile communications Interpretivist research Critical theory Rajiv George Aricat can be contacted at: r.aricat@gmail.com By highlighting the socio-cultural and historical...

... keeping the “use” of digital technology as the centre-piece of the digital divide. The empirical data were derived from a series of focus group discussions with refugee migrants in an Australian regional city, Toowoomba in Queensland. Findings – There is a digital divide among refugee migrant groups...