Digital divide in a developing country

Understanding the complexity of electronic government: Implications from the digital divide literature

“…However, some problems of access and use diminish this potential (Garson, 2004). Scholars from different disciplines argue that there are many social groups that cannot enjoy the benefits of electronic services, or that cannot meaningfully obtain value from them (Mariscal, 2003;Mossberger et al, 2003;Norris, 2001;Warschauer, 2003). Some researchers suggest that e-government is related to the digital divide mainly through economic development (Castells, 2000; Cresswell, Dawes, & Pardo, 2001).…”

Global digital divide: Influence of socioeconomic, governmental, and accessibility factors on information technology

“…The variables were chosen to support the framework in Figure 1 based on prior studies (Baliamoune-Lutz, 2003;Dasgupta, Lall, & Wheeler, 2005;Guillen & Suarez, 2005;Igbaria & Iivari, 1999;Mariscal, 2005;Norris et al, 2001;Quibria et al, 2003;Sharma & Gupta, 2003). The dependent variables are significantly cross-correlated for the full sample.…”

“…Personal computers per 1,000 persons (Igbaria & Iivari, 1999;Mariscal, 2005;Quibria et al, 2003) Internet hosts per 1,000 persons (Quibria et al, 2003) Mobile phones per 1,000 persons (Quibria et al, 2003) Information and communications technology expenditure per capita (Quibria et al, 2003) Index of overall ICT infrastructure quality (Mariscal, 2005;Quibria et al, 2003;Sharma & Gupta, 2003) …”

“…When literacy itself is a national challenge, such as in some African, Asian, and Latin American nations, digital literacy and creativity may be pushed aside by more fundamental needs and not receive as much attention or funding. There are other important initiatives competing for resources (Mariscal, 2005;Warschauer, 2003). For them, it is important not to think of providing the ICT equipment and infrastructure as alone the solution, but rather to emphasize a cluster of resource allocations working together synergistically to achieve economic and social development (Warschauer).…”

ICT as a determinant for human progress: Cross-country time series analyses

“…As the ICT is developed and diffused, however, the worries about 'digital divide' arises between the wealthy and the poor, not only in individual level, but also in national level as well. Depending on the wealth of nations, diffusion rate of ICT is highly differed because of the cost of infrastructure and national commitments [2]. At the same time, key international development organizations such as United Nations Development Programme [3], and the World Bank, and also Multi-National Corporations [4], are recognizing the facilitation of ICT in the developing world as a key method for bridging the digital divide [5].…”