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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830058703321

Autore

Servon Lisa J.

Titolo

Bridging the digital divide : technology, community, and public policy / / Lisa J. Servon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Pub., , [2002]

©2002

ISBN

1-281-31043-3

9786611310431

0-470-70613-9

0-470-77352-9

0-470-77528-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Information Age Series

Disciplina

303.4830973

Soggetti

Digital divide - United States

Digital divide - Government policy - United States

Information technology - Social aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [248]-260) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Special Recognition; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; 1 Redefining the Digital Divide; 2 The Dimensions of the Digital Divide; 3 The Role of CTCs within the Community Technology Movement - with Marla K. Nelson; 4 Support for Bridging the Gap; 5 Community Technology and Youth; 6 Training Disadvantaged Workers for IT Jobs; 7 The Organizational Divide - with Josh Kirschenbaum and Radhika Kunamneni; 8 Building the Bridge: Learning from Seattle; 9 Toward a New Agenda; Appendix 1. Research Strategy and Methodology

Appendix 2. Community Technology SurveyAppendix 3. Analysis of Survey Results; Appendix 4. World Wide Web References; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.