Abstract
This paper presents a comparative study on digital divide between a region and its main metropolitan area. The exercise shows how barriers to technology access and usage may vary in terms of both nature and intensity. The paper also proposes a taxonomy of the different types of digital divides that may be present inside a region.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Adriani, F., Becchetti, L.: Does the Digital Divide Matter? The role of ICT in cross-country level and growth estimates. CEIS Tor Vergata (2003)
Benjamin, M.: Re-examining the Digital Divide. In: Internet and Telecom Consortium, MIT, Cambridge (2001)
Chin, M.D., Fairlie, R.W.: The determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration. Economic Growth Center Yale University (2004)
Cole, J.I., et al.: The Digital Future Report. USC Center for the Digital Future (2004)
Christie, I., Perry, H.: Wealth and poverty of networks: tackling social exclusion. Demos, London (1997)
Foley, P.: Does the Internet Help to Overcome Social Exclusion. International Journal of eGovernment 2(2), 139–146 (2004)
Kim, H., Moon, J., Yan, S.: Broadband Penetration and Participatory Politics: South Corea Case. In: HICSS conference (2004)
Norris, P.: World Wide Digital Divide: Infopoverty, the Internet and Development. Johnn F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard (2000)
Peter, K.Y.: Bridging the Digital Divide: Equality in the Information Age. Cardozo Law School (2002), http://ssrn.com/abstract_ID=309841
Piazolo, D.: The Digital Divide. CESifo Forum 2(3), 29–34 (2001)
Prieger, J.E.: The Supply Side of the Digital Divide: Is There Redlining in the Broadband Internet Access Market? (2001), http://ssrn.com/abstract_ID=309841
Xavier, P.: Bridging the digital divide: issues and policies in OECD countries. OCSE, Paris (2002)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2005 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Ferro, E., Cantamessa, M., Paolucci, E. (2005). “Urban Versus Regional Divide: Comparing and Classifying Digital Divide”. In: Böhlen, M., Gamper, J., Polasek, W., Wimmer, M.A. (eds) E-Government: Towards Electronic Democracy. TCGOV 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3416. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32257-3_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32257-3_8
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-25016-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-32257-3
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)