A myriad of digital divides: a global comparison of internet and cellular divides

Christine Bernadas (), Jacques Verville and John Burton
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Christine Bernadas: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: Digital divide refers to 'inequalities' in access and use of information-communication technologies (ICT). This research classifies internet and cellular divides globally. Cluster analysis and a two-step classification process in organizing data from 155 countries are used. Countries are classified by level of digital access then by digital access. This research shows that the importance of digital access is less pronounced for the internet than cellular use. Countries with lower access appear more homogeneous than those with a higher level. Finally, we show that the digital divide is relative to both the country and the type of technology studied.

Date: 2012
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Published in International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, 2012, 3 (1), pp.15-44. ⟨10.1504/IJIIM.2012.044459⟩

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DOI: 10.1504/IJIIM.2012.044459

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