Putting the world in the world wide web: the globalisation of the internet

Shea, Timothy; Ariguzo, Godwin; White, David S.

doi:10.1504/ijbis.2007.011417

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“…Although this article highlights the inclusion of some developing countries in the Tier 1 of the global digital divide, it also provides evidence for the arguments presented above: that there exists a large percent of the global population without access to major forms of information technology (James, 2007). Shea et al (2006) estimate that only 20 percent or so of the global population is benefiting from access to and use of the Internet.…”

Section: Implications Of the Global Digital Dividementioning

confidence: 82%

“…Although growth in worldwide Internet penetration was over 600 percent for the seven-year period 1997 through 2004 (Shea et al, 2006), a substantial gap exists globally between those countries with broad access to the Internet and those without. This gap, identified in the literature as the digital divide, has been referred to frequently (and was a catalyst for a new area for discussion, the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP)) but has never been clearly described.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since its inception as a global communications system, the Internet has put over one billion people globally in touch with each other (Shea et al, 2006) and has had a profound influence on the global economy (Zhao, 2002). The diffusion of the Internet is theorized to foster a convergence of economic structures (Sharma and Gupta, 2003) and cultures (Lim, 2002) globally.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Mapping the global digital divide

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The global digital divide as a concept is intuitively understood by most academicians, politicians and public policy makers. However, to date little empirical work exists to explain differences in per country access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The research that does exists places heavy influence on the impact of country wealth, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, on the diffusion of ICTs. While GDP per capita certainly influences the diffusion of ICTs within a country, it is not the sole determinant of a country's location versus other countries vis-a-vis the global digital divide.To investigate and map the global digital divide, as it currently exists, the authors utilize modelbased cluster analysis to determine cohorts of countries based on three variables: personal computers The results indicate that the global digital divide consists of four tiers. And although all of the developed countries are included in the first tier, some surprising results are obtained. Implications of the results are discussed and directions for future research are provided.

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Mapping the global digital divide

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“…6 Blommaert (2009, p.240) (2014). Non-native English language users represent the majority of internet users (Shea et al, 2007). Graham (2011, p.221-222) argues "English is a dominant language on the Internet (Flammia and Saunders, 2007) and despite recent developments in machine translation, those not fluent in English are likely to face significant barriers to both nonproximate communication and organising online content into meaning.…”

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“Leave no one behind”

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2017

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In September 2015 the United Nations (UN) adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offering an internationally agreed blueprint for economic, environmental and social development. However those most in need and specifically targeted by the SDGs face significant barriers in accessing information and knowledge about the goals and sustainability in a language or medium that can be understood. Drawing on previous research on the UN's language policy and practice (McEntee-Atalianis, 2006, 2016 inclusive. En réunissant la société civile, publique et les secteurs privés afin de faciliter la transmission de savoir et la participation, il est possible de s'assurer que nul n'est abandonné.

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“…This is especially true in the case of the Internet, since it is the first medium that knows few national boundaries (Shea, Ariguzo, & White, 2007 European countries and identified 3 clusters of usage based on 9 items (Raban, 2004) never looked at the validity of the cross-national comparability of Internet use types. As several large scale surveys are planned over coming years (e.g.…”

Section: National Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 99%