Brandtweiner, Roman, Kerschbaum, Johann, Donat, Elisabeth. 2008. ACM: a new index to measure the digital divide. International Journal of Electronic Business (IJEB) 6 (6): 590-610.
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Abstract
In developed countries, access to the internet has become, at least hypothetically, possible for everybody. Although access is a precondition for usage, it does not automatically lead to usage. More sophisticated measures are needed to explain the persistent number of non-users. In our paper a new index measure is developed. Based on a representative survey in Austria (N = 529), we reconstruct the DDIX of Selhofer and Hüsing (2002). Our critique of this index is then used to develop a new index. We argue that, in addition to access, skills and motivation are important components for new internet users.
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Status of publication | Published |
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Affiliation | WU |
Type of publication | Journal article |
Journal | International Journal of Electronic Business |
WU-Journal-Rating new | MAR-C, STRAT-C |
Language | English |
Title | ACM: a new index to measure the digital divide |
Volume | 6 |
Number | 6 |
Year | 2008 |
Page from | 590 |
Page to | 610 |
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- People
- Brandtweiner, Roman (Details)
- External
- Donat, Elisabeth (Universität innsbruck, Austria)
- Kerschbaum, Johann (Universität wien, Austria)
- Organization
- Institute for Information Systems and Society IN (Details)
- Institute for Information Management and Control IN (Details)
- Research areas (ÖSTAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 5300 Economics (Details)