Digital inclusion: The way forward for equality in a multiethnic society

Innovation Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Rahim, Samsudin A ^a   Pawanteh, Latiffah ^a   Salman, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Capital enhancing; Digital divide; Digital inclusion; Internet usage; Political participation; Social equality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858383426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17153816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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