Examining the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis

Mardikyan, Sona; Yildiz, Endam Aycicek; Ordu, Mehmet Derya; Şimşek, Burcu

doi:10.5171/2015.592253

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“…The sociodemographic differences in mobile ownership and willingness to receive health-related SMS or email messages, as found in this study, play a key role in ensuring that mHealth initiatives have an equitable reach among the target populations [ 30 ]. While SMS-based interventions have a promising potential for disease prevention and health service delivery, such interventions can also potentially exacerbate health inequalities arising from a digital divide [ 41 ]. Our findings are consistent with a social pattern in the uptake of health-related information [ 42 ].…”

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Potential Reach of mHealth Versus Traditional Mass Media for Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey in a Middle-Income Country in Africa

Yepes¹,

Maurer²,

Viswanathan³

et al. 2016

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundPublic radio and television announcements have a long tradition in public health education. With the global rise of computer and mobile device ownership, short message service (SMS) and email-based health services (mHealth) are promising new tools for health promotion.ObjectiveOur objectives were to examine 1) self-reported exposure to programs related to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) on national public television and radio during the 12 months preceding the survey (2013–2014), 2) current ownership of a mobile phone, smartphone, computer, or tablet, and use of the Internet, and 3) willingness of individuals to receive SMS or emails with information on health, with a focus on distribution of these variables across different demographic, socioeconomic status (SES), and NCD risk groups.MethodsWe obtained data in a population survey of 1240 participants aged 25–64 years conducted in 2013–2014 in the Seychelles, a rapidly developing small island state in the African region. We administered a structured questionnaire and measured NCD risk factors. Univariate and multivariate analyses explored the relationships between outcomes and sociodemographic variables.ResultsOf 1240 participants, 1037 (83.62%) reported exposure to NCD-related programs on public television, while a lower proportion of 740 adults (59.67%), reported exposure via public radio (P <.001). Exposure to NCD-related programs on public television was associated with older age (P <.001) and female sex (P <.001), but not with SES, while exposure to NCD-related programs on public radio was associated with older age (P <.001) and lower SES (P <.001). A total of 1156 (93.22%) owned a mobile phone and ownership was positively associated with female sex (P <.001), younger age (P <.001), and higher SES (P <.001). Only 396 adults (31.93%) owned a smartphone and 244 adults (19.67%) used their smartphone to access the Internet. A total of 1048 adults (84.51%) reported willingness to receive health-related SMS, which was positively associated with female sex (P <.001), younger age (P <.001), and higher SES (P <.001). Controlling for SES, exposure to NCD-related programs on public television or radio and willingness to receive health-related SMS were not independently associated with a person’s NCD risk.ConclusionsBroadcasting health programs through traditional mass media (national public radio and television) reached the majority of the population under study, including older adults and those in lower socioeconomic groups. With a high penetration of mobile phones and willingness to receive health-related SMS, mHealth presents an opportunity for health programs, especially when targeted SMS messages are intended for younger adults and those in higher socioeconomic groups. By contrast, due to reduced Internet access, email-based programs had a more limited reach for health promotion programs. These findings emphasize the different reach of interventions using SMS or email versus traditional mass media, according to demographic and socioeconomic categories, f...

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Potential Reach of mHealth Versus Traditional Mass Media for Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey in a Middle-Income Country in Africa

Yepes¹,

Maurer²,

Viswanathan³

et al. 2016

J Med Internet Res

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“…As a result, further research is needed in other countries, since this would assist to advance the understanding of the user acceptance issue, and the conditions of enhancing it from different international origins in different contexts. Finally, since there are recent calls from researchers (e.g., Mardikyan et al, 2015) to investigate the topic area further, and as the topic of digital divide still remains one of the most essential areas in the MIS field, the researchers hope others to apply qualitative research methods in order to further reveal the status of the digital divide amongst Jordanian Telecentres [15].…”

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Assessing the Digital Divide Status of the Jordanian Telecentre

Almajali¹,

Maqableh²,

Masa'deh³

2015

IJCNS

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This study investigates the status of digital divide amongst Jordanian Telecentres. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of the perceived usefulness, the perceived ease-of-use and the facilitating conditions on the behavioral intention of employees. In addition, the study investigates the effect of the three mentioned factors on the user acceptance while the behavioral intention on the user acceptance is used as a mediating factor. The proposed research model was validated by distributing 150 survey questionnaires to the Telecentres in Jordan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was used to analyze the results. One of the main limitations of this study is that the results cannot be universal since the study was limited to Jordan. Similar study needs to be conducted in different courtiers to either support or negate our results.

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“…In this context, cities' vitality and economic growth is the reflection of individuals' creative capacity to adapt to technological progress [2,79], since connectivity in cities, at various levels, is only possible by integrating ICT in the urban scenario [122]. As a sub-dimension of intelligence, ICT is a driver of improved city performance [123], as it is understood to stimulate innovation and the nature of social, environmental and economic relationships [124,125]. In addition, ICT promotes the formation of public-private partnerships, with community involvement, in order to stimulate entrepreneurship in its various forms and network cooperation/formation [123,[126][127][128] and e-governance [129].…”

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Measuring the Performance in Creative Cities: Proposal of a Multidimensional Model

Rodrigues

Franco

2018

Sustainability

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Cities are essential vectors for economic and sustainable development worldwide, as a consequence of globalization and the recent economic, financial, social, and environmental crises. In this connection, urban creativity, intelligence, and sustainability are inseparable dimensions of those cities, since when they are in harmony with the networks from which they originate, they can be predictors of their improved performance. Therefore, this study aims to propose a conceptual and multidimensional model for cities that shows their implicit dimensions and general indicators so that their performance can be measured in a holistic way. This study also forms some implications for theory and practice. Finally, the conclusion shows the study’s contribution and limitations together with suggestions for future research.

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Examining the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

Potential Reach of mHealth Versus Traditional Mass Media for Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey in a Middle-Income Country in Africa

Potential Reach of mHealth Versus Traditional Mass Media for Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey in a Middle-Income Country in Africa

Assessing the Digital Divide Status of the Jordanian Telecentre

Measuring the Performance in Creative Cities: Proposal of a Multidimensional Model

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