The effects of english language dominance of the internet and the digital divide

2004 International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS '04 Globalizing Technological Education

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 174-180

  Wolk, Robert M ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLISH LANGUAGE; INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISP); INTERNET TECHNOLOGY;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EMPLOYMENT; MARKETING; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC POLICY; WEBSITES;

INTERNET;

EID: 7744225741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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