Access to the Internet and Regional Structures: The Case of Italy

Davide Gualerzi ()

Revista Economía y Región, 2016, vol. 10, issue 1, 51-72

Abstract: I study the effects of Internet access on regional structures and provide some insights into the complex question of the role of technology in regional development. The paper analyzes the distribution of access to the Internet in Italy, highlighting the differences among regions and sub-regional areas and with respect to categories of users. This is an aspect of the so-called “digital divide”. I concentrate on the stability and change of regional structures in Italy, pointing at conclusions of general relevance. My analysis confirms the dynamism of the regions of the so called “Third Italy” and the fundamental distinction between the North-Center with respect to the South, the Italian Mezzogiorno. My preliminary conclusions on the effects of the Internet in promoting economic development suggest lines for further investigation.

Keywords: Regional development; Italy; Internet; digital divide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 R11 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://revistas.utb.edu.co/index.php/economiayregion/article/view/114

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:col:000411:014836

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Revista Economía y Región from Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Economia y Region ().