Assessing the regional digital divide across the European Union-27

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-237

  Vicente, María Rosalía ^a   López, Ana Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital divide; European Union; Factor analysis; Information and communication technologies (ICT); Regions; Technological diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL DIVIDE; EUROPEAN UNION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT); REGIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFUSION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79951946957     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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