3 Digital inclusion

A case for micro perspectives

Panayiota Tsatsou

 

Introduction

Digital inclusion and associated gaps, inequalities and divisions in the digital era have for about three decades been addressed through scholarly and research work as well as concerted policy initiatives at the local, regional, national and transnational levels. Digital divides and related gaps in the diffusion, appropriation and effective use of digital technologies remain a source of debate, concern and future-looking work for both researchers and policymakers. New divides in the quality, scope and effects of appropriation of digital technologies are making their appearance, while old access and use divides continue to be addressed and resolved within a social ...

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