The diffusion of ICT and the notion of the digital divide: contributions from francophone geographers

Grasland, Loïc; Puel, Gilles

doi:10.1007/s10708-007-9048-1

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“…Sociological accounts that often point to the diffusion of innovations have some bearing here (DiMaggio et al . 2001; Korupp & Szydlik 2005; Grasland & Puel 2007). Given the vast social and political forces that structure the uneven social and spatial adoption of the internet, the early days of cyberutopianism, in which the internet was heralded as a new domain unfettered by the constraints of the non‐virtual world, appear today to be little more than simplistic fantasies.…”

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Contemporary Digital Divides in the United States

Warf¹

2012

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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While cyberspace has become increasingly ubiquitous in American society, enormous class, ethnic, and spatial inequalities characterise access to the US internet. This paper summarises the country's digital divides in the early twenty first century. First it notes major market and policy forces that have led to the growth in internet access. Second, it addresses the changing social and spatial patterns of internet access between 1995 and 2010. Although penetration rates grew among all socio-demographic categories, significant differences by age, income, ethnicity and educational level persist but not gender. Third, it points to the roles of public schools and libraries as mechanisms to alleviate the divide. Fourth, it examines differentials in broadband access as the most recent manifestation of internet inequality. Fifth, it comments on the mobile internet and urban 'hotspots'. The conclusion points to public policy measures that could diminish discrepancies in access.

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Contemporary Digital Divides in the United States

Warf¹

2012

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…A literature has been developed to examine and trace the digital divide on the basis of race, age, gender, income, and education (Chakraborty and Bosman, 2005;Fairlie, 2004;Hindman, 2000). The causes and implications of these divides have also been explored (Grasland and Puel, 2007;Lenhart et al, 2003). As Internet penetration grows, however, digital divide has been increasingly recognized as a preliminary and simplified terminology for the broader issue of digital inequality (DiMaggio et al, 2004).…”

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“…The causes and implications of these divides have also been explored (Grasland and Puel, 2007;Lenhart et al, 2003). As Internet penetration grows, however, digital divide has been increasingly recognized as a preliminary and simplified terminology for the broader issue of digital inequality (DiMaggio et al, 2004).…”

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Cyberspace: Connected or Segregated? Examining Virtual Segregation among Hong Kong Internet Users

Wang

2014

Environ Plann B Plann Des

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In this paper we discuss how cyberspace has been interwoven in the geographies of social stratification and segregation nowadays. It conceptualizes 'virtual segregation' as an extension of the 'digital divide' and sociospatial segregation in urban spaces. A case study was conducted in Hong Kong in 2010, when 770 Internet users were surveyed. A comparison of their patterns of Internet use shows that these individuals, all of whom possess devices and Internet access, have varied levels of connectivity in cyberspace. A typology of Internet users was then derived from the perspective of virtual segregation. The findings suggest that people may be stratified and segregated in cyberspace in similar ways to the physical world, and that segregation studies should pay more attention to virtual segregation.

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“…Many of these points have indeed been recognized in recent formulations of the 'digital divide' (cf. Barzilai-Nahon, 2006;Chakraborty and Bosman, 2005;Crang et al, 2006;Gilbert and Masucci, 2005;Gilbert et al, 2008;Grasland and Puel, 2007;Schwanen and Kwan, 2008;Selwyn, 2004).…”

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Time machines and virtual portals

Graham

2011

Progress in Development Studies

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It is frequently argued that the ‘digital divide’ is one of the most significant development issues facing impoverished regions of the world. Yet, even though the term is inherently spatial, there have been no sustained efforts to examine the geographic assumptions underlying discourses of the ‘digital divide.’ This article traces the history of the term, reviewing some of its tangible effects and placing a focus on the temporal and spatial assumptions underpinning ‘digital divide’ discourses. Alternative formulations of the ‘digital divide’ are offered which take into account the hybrid, scattered, ordered and individualized nature of cyberspaces.

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The diffusion of ICT and the notion of the digital divide: contributions from francophone geographers

Cited by 7 publications

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Contemporary Digital Divides in the United States

Contemporary Digital Divides in the United States

Cyberspace: Connected or Segregated? Examining Virtual Segregation among Hong Kong Internet Users

Time machines and virtual portals

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