The role of IT literacy in defining digital divide policy needs

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Ferro, Enrico ^a   Helbig, Natalie C ^b   Gil Garcia, J Ramon ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE MARIO BOELLA   (Italy)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Digital divide; ICT Governance; IT literacy; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649832507     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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