 The End of Social Exclusion? On Information Technology Policy as a Key to Social Inclusion in Large European CitiesWillem Van Winden Regional Studies, 2001, vol. 35, issue 9, 861-877 Abstract: Social exclusion of parts of the urban population has come to be seen as one of the key roots of many contemporary urban problems. Currently, a new optimism can be observed about the possibilities of fighting social exclusion, mainly based on the seemingly endless possibilities of information and communications technology (ICT). ICT is believed to contribute to economic, social and political dimensions of inclusion. Closer inspection leads to the conclusion that policy makers' expectations of ICT as a solution for social exclusion need downsizing but, under some conditions, in the longer run ICT can support social inclusion policy. The degree to which the new opportunities of ICT can be capitalized on depends to a large extent on the capacity of urban management to influence the population's uptake and application of ICT, and the alignment with other social inclusion policies. Keywords: Social Exclusion; Information Technology; City Case Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:regstd:v:35:y:2001:i:9:p:861-877 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/00343400120090275 Access Statistics for this article Regional Studies is currently edited by Ivan Turok More articles in Regional Studies from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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