Beyond digital divide: Toward an agenda for change

Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-20

  Selwyn, Neil ^a   Facer, Keri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79953142729     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch001     Document Type: Chapter

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