Bridging the global digital divide [electronic resource] / Jeffrey James.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2003Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 135 p.) : illISBN: 9781843767169 (e-book)Subject(s): Digital divide -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 303.48/33/091724 LOC classification: HC59.72.I55 | J35 2003Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Explaining the global digital divide -- pt. 2. Bridging the global digital divide.
Employing a rigorous analytical framework, the author bases his analysis on the concept of international technological dualism. He argues that one possible solution to the problem is the availability of affordable technologies, such as low-cost computers, which are specifically designed for the income levels and socio-economic conditions of developing countries. He also emphasises that the most important aim of any policy measure should be to provide universal access to information technologies, rather than individual ownership. Depending on whether or not this divide can be bridged will, to a large degree, determine whether developing countries are able to attain higher levels of productivity, prosperity and global integration.
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