The digital divide, framing and mapping the phenomenon

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 21-39

  Calderaro, Andrea ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84898130094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-699-0.ch002     Document Type: Chapter

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