Half of the worlds population has never made or received a phone call and perhaps the same half lives on less than $2 a day. If this is not just a statistical coincidence, is there causality between the lack of telecommunication and poverty? The digital divide is the discrepancy between Africa and other nations in the usage of ICTs, such as telephony and the internet. The goal of this book, is to highlight "which factors influence a nations capacity to bridge the Digital Divide". It will give an elaborate introduction to the Digital Divide and the concepts Information Society and Information...
Half of the worlds population has never made or received a phone call and perhaps the same half lives on less than $2 a day. If this is not just a sta...