Digital divide: determinants and policies with special reference to Asia |
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| Authors: | M G Quibria Shamsun N Ahmed Ted Tschang Mari-Len Reyes-Macasaquit |
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| Institution: | a Asian Development Bank, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, PO Box 789, Metro, Manila, Philippines;b University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK;c University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh;d Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore;e Philippines Institute of Development Studies, Manila, Philippines |
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| Abstract: | Access to the new information and communication technologies (ICT) remains extremely unequally distributed across and within societies. While there have been a good deal of popular discussions about this “digital divide”, not much is known about the quantitative significance of its various determinants. By undertaking a set of cross-country regressions, the paper finds that income, education, and infrastructure play a critical role in shaping the divide. Based on this analysis, the paper also offers some policy suggestions as to how to promote a wider diffusion of ICT in poorer societies. |
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| Keywords: | Information and communication technology Digital divide Education Asia |
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