Sharing mobile phones in developing countries: Implications for the digital divide

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 729-735

  James, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Household sharing; Information technology

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; CURRENT ESTIMATES; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIGITAL DIVIDE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; GAP ANALYSIS; GENERAL PATTERNS; HOUSEHOLD SHARING; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS;

ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 79952694243     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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