Poverty, Literacy, and Social Transformation: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Digital Divide

Bach, Amy; Wolfson, Todd; Crowell, Jessica

doi:10.23860/jmle-2018-10-1-2

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“…Rather, ICT training programs are more strongly associated with e-government services utilization. The results align/are consistent with previous findings (Bach et al, 2018;Matli & Ngoepe, 2020) that ICT skills increase digital competency and improve job searching skills. Citizens' engagement in ICT training programs can increase the success of e-government services and expedite Note: Similar test marks overlapped the dot point digital inclusion in a developing society.…”

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Strengthening digital inclusion through e-government: cohesive ICT training programs to intensify digital competency

Chohan

2020

Information Technology for Development

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Governments around the globe are in a quest for successful egovernment services. In this pursuit, one of the most significant barriers to e-government resilience is insufficient training. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of ICT training programs on the success of e-government services to improve digital competency along with decreasing the digital divide concerning developing societies. The pragmatic research process served as a baseline of this study, and a quasi-experimental research approach was implemented for testing the control group. The results of e-government training revealed a significant increase in the trainees' self-efficacy regarding the use of egovernment applications. This study proved that e-government ICT training programs directed at citizens can create a positive impact in conjunction with increasing digital literacy. Such training programs could also lessen the digital divide, enrich citizens' potential, and promote more equitable usage of public services in developing societies.

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Strengthening digital inclusion through e-government: cohesive ICT training programs to intensify digital competency

Chohan

2020

Information Technology for Development

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“…Factors resulting in digital divide are: accessibility, bandwidth size, human resource competency quality, and willingness to use (May & Dhiga, 2015;Chetty et al, 2018). Digital divide potentially results in new gap called digital poverty (Powell., Bryne, & Dailey,2010;Flor, 2014;Desmod, 2015;Njoki & Wabwoba, 2015;Bach, 2018). Poverty needs multidimensional lens to study, including communication and information theoretical lenses.…”

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Digital Governance and Digital Divide: A Matrix of the Poor's Vulnerabilities

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Although the internet penetration has reached 64.8% of the population (APJII, 2019), yet the digital divide is still a major issue in Indonesia; especially among the poor. This paper aimed to study and to explain the risks of digital governance implementation in the poverty reduction policies; with the study on how the poor obtains and shares public information in the digital governance era as the focal point. The study was conducted in a city in Indonesia that has been awarded with the Smart City Award. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Social Network Analysis. The study found that some of the poor groups are adapting to the digital governance with the help of the social network in their community; and some of them are alienated digitally. They have been at risk of become marginalized both socially and economically. This paper suggested further studies focusing on the information demand among the poor and the use of new communication technology in the poverty reduction policy making that is inclusive.

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“…Nevertheless, the divide persists nowadays despite the mass marketing of electronic devices with Internet access (Lai et al, 2021). Jointly, several authors argue that the digital divide persists even in conditions in which the presence of ICT, is high, that is, even though most communities have access to technological equipment, the digital gap is still present (Bach et al, 2018;Vartanova et al, 2019;Lai et al, 2021).…”

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The Effects of Covid-19 on the Digital Literacy of the Elderly: Norms for Digital Inclusion

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The current sanitary crisis due to COVID-19 has further evidenced the enormous digital exclusion of older adults. Furthermore, the crisis has urged older adults to adopt new technologies to facilitate their tasks, as well as to provide them with an effective means against loneliness and social isolation caused by the confinement. In light of this, Digital Literacy is necessary for all those excluded from the digital era, who are characterized mainly by little or no ability to effectively use technologies. Nevertheless, detailed studies showing the leap from mixed (Blended Learning, BL) to digital literacy in the elderly have not been published. The objective of the present research was to analyze the level of Digital Literacy with the Digital Literacy Evaluation (DILE) of two groups of elderly adults with different levels of literacy (Group 1: G1, and Group 2: G2) during three stages: BL (Aug–Dec 2019); Transition (Feb–Jun 2020); and Digital (Aug–Dec 2020). Comparisons were made before each educational level (pre-pre-pre) and after each educational level (post-post-post) and during consecutive periods before and after each semester (pre vs post) and throughout different educational levels (G1: Basic 1, B1; Basic 2, B2; and intermediate 1, I1; and G2: Intermediate 1 to 3, I1, I2, and I3). Subsequently, considering all the elderly who had passed at least one of the literacy levels, we worked with a total sample of 176 older adults. The comparisons showed that, before the pandemic, G1’s pre digital literacy levels increased between B1 and B2 and that the differences continued with that increasing trend between the B1 level and the I1 completely digital treatment, and the same was observed for post measurements. On the other hand, for the G2, the differences in the DILE were statistically significant between the pre-condition of I2 (before the pandemic) and the I3 (completely digital treatment); and between the pre-conditions of I1 and I3; the same results were obtained for post treatments. Also, pre vs post scores on the DILE were statistically significant and older adults increased progressively their digital literacy despite the COVID-19 pandemic and jumped to the digital age.

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Poverty, Literacy, and Social Transformation: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Digital Divide

Cited by 33 publications

References 26 publications

Strengthening digital inclusion through e-government: cohesive ICT training programs to intensify digital competency

Strengthening digital inclusion through e-government: cohesive ICT training programs to intensify digital competency

Digital Governance and Digital Divide: A Matrix of the Poor's Vulnerabilities

The Effects of Covid-19 on the Digital Literacy of the Elderly: Norms for Digital Inclusion

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