Rural areas in the information society: diminishing distance or increasing learning capacity?

Grimes, Seamus

doi:10.1016/s0743-0167(99)00027-3

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“…It is furthermore implicit in publications such as the European Commission report eEurope: An Information Society For All (European Commission 2000) with its aim of bringing the benefits of the Information Society to all Europeans. Various studies in the US and UK (Parker 2000) Ilbery and Clark 1995;Berkeley, Clark et al 1996;Grimes 2000) indicate differences in adoption rates be- tween urban and rural households and/or businesses, suggesting an urban-rural divide. Hindman, in reporting on an empirical study in the US, measured an increasing difference between rural and metropolitan areas in an Information Technology Index between 1995 and 1998.…”

Section: The Digital Dividementioning

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Adoption of ICT in agricultural management in the United Kingdom: the intra-rural digital divide

Mf¹

2002

AGR ECON-CZECH

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Abstract:The benefits arising from adoption of information and communication technology by farming businesses are explored, and the prospect of a digital divide appearing in the UK agricultural sector is discussed, drawing on results of research at the University of Plymouth. It is proposed that countries in Central and Eastern Europe will be subject to the same phenomenon, and that the potential disadvantage suffered by non-adopters of this technology will be sufficiently severe to justify both policy intervention and further research.Key word: information and communication technology, digital devide, adoption and diffusion ICT, farm management, Great Britain Abstrakt: Pøíspìvek se zabývá uitkem plynoucím z uplatnìní informaèních a komunikaèních technologií v zemìdìlství. Na základì výzkumu Univerzity v Plymouthu je zde diskutováno vytváøení tzv. digitálního pøedìlu v zemìdìlském sektoru Velké Británie. Pøíspìvek se dále zabývá pravdìpodobností vzniku tého fenoménu v zemích støední a východní Evropy a potenciálními nevýhodami pro ty, kdo tyto technologie neuplatní, a jejich øeením jak v rámci ekonomické politiky, tak dalího výzkumu.Klíèová slova: informaèní a komunikaèní technologie, digitální pøedìl, uplatnìní a rozíøení ITC, management zemìdìlství, Velká Británie

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Section: The Digital Dividementioning

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Adoption of ICT in agricultural management in the United Kingdom: the intra-rural digital divide

Mf¹

2002

AGR ECON-CZECH

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“…In addition, rural areas are more or less affected (depending on the distance from markets and access to services) by the problem of peripheralization/ marginalization (Grimes, 2000). The problem of the digital divide in the rural areas is a concern not only for developing countries but also for those highly developed, like the United States (Pick, Sarkar, Johnson, 2015), Japan (Nishida, Pick, Sarkar, 2014), Australia (Park, 2016) or the European Union (Vicente, López, 2011).…”

Section: Rural Digital Divide In the European Unionmentioning

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The issue of digital divide in rural areas of the European Union

Kos-Łabędowicz

2017

Ekonomiczne Problemy Usług

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Summary. The increasingly popular use of ICT in different areas of life results in changes of the situations of individuals and entities. However, along with the new possibilities of socioeconomic development, come new risks related to the rise of a new type of inequalities. One of such threats is the digital divide or -in other words -the lack of equal access to the opportunities offered by the Internet and other ICT. The phenomenon of the digital divide applies to both individuals and areas or even countries. The aim of this paper is to introduce the digital divide and the factors influencing the lack of digital convergence with particular emphasis on rural areas of the European Union. In EU's rural areas there is an additional hindrance to achieving digital convergence similar to the urban areas -that is the aging of the population and the progressive depopulation of the countryside.

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“…According to Balakrishnan (2002), if ICT services are applied well by rural communities, it can enhance knowledge, skills, employability, income and social network. Grimes (2000) also emphasizes that use of the Internet in an ICT center gives people an opportunity to learn new things, thus producing knowledgeable rural communities ('k-society'). Rao (2004) demonstrates that rural ICT programs that promote Internet usage can enhance the level of knowledge among a rural community.…”

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Examining the Impact of Demographic Factors on the Attitude of Rural Communities in Malaysia towards Village WiFi Services

Samsuddin¹,

Bolong²,

Omar³

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This study aims to examine the impact of demographic factors on the attitude of rural communities towards the village WiFi services. Data for the study were collected via a questionnaire, and based on multi-stage cluster sampling, a total of 400 villagers from four areas in Malaysia were selected as the respondents. The analysis performed confirms that there is a significant difference between males and females in terms of attitude towards village WiFi services, and that age and time spent using village WiFi services have a significant relationship with attitude towards village WiFi services. It is expected that this study will assist those concerned with formulating strategies to narrow the digital gap between rural community and technology.

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Rural areas in the information society: diminishing distance or increasing learning capacity?

Cited by 144 publications

References 4 publications

Adoption of ICT in agricultural management in the United Kingdom: the intra-rural digital divide

Adoption of ICT in agricultural management in the United Kingdom: the intra-rural digital divide

The issue of digital divide in rural areas of the European Union

Examining the Impact of Demographic Factors on the Attitude of Rural Communities in Malaysia towards Village WiFi Services

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