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

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-115

  Pick, James B ^a   Azari, Rasool ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Global; Governmental; Information technology; Policy; RandD; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; GLOBAL; GOVERNMENTAL; RANDD; SOCIOECONOMIC;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 57249093745     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20095     Document Type: Article

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