Bridging the Digital Divide
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Bridging the Digital Divide

Technology, Community and Public Policy

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Bridging the Digital Divide

Technology, Community and Public Policy

About this book

Bridging the Digital Divide investigates problems of unequal access to information technology. The author redefines this problem, examines its severity, and lays out what the future implications might be if the digital divide continues to exist.

  • Examines unequal access to information technology in the United States.
  • Analyses the success or failure of policies designed to address the digital divide.
  • Draws on extensive fieldwork in several US cities.
  • Makes recommendations for future public policy.
  • Series editor: Manuel Castells.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Special Recognition
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Foreword
  7. Series Editor’s Preface
  8. 1 Redefining the Digital Divide
  9. 2 The Dimensions of the Digital Divide
  10. 3 The Role of CTCs within the Community Technology Movement – with Marla K. Nelson
  11. 4 Support for Bridging the Gap
  12. 5 Community Technology and Youth
  13. 6 Training Disadvantaged Workers for IT Jobs
  14. 7 The Organizational Divide – with Josh Kirschenbaum and Radhika Kunamneni
  15. 8 Building the Bridge: Learning from Seattle
  16. 9 Toward a New Agenda
  17. Appendix 1. Research Strategy and Methodology
  18. Appendix 2. Community Technology Survey
  19. Appendix 3. Analysis of Survey Results
  20. Appendix 4. World Wide Web References
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index