User motivation for broadband: A rural Danish study

Peronard, Jean-Paul; Just, Flemming

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2011.06.008

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“…Second, although the differences in broadband access between rural and urban areas are real (Farrington et al, 2015; Townsend et al, 2013), they may make less difference than policy makers hope. Various qualitative studies (e.g., Peronard & Just, 2011) provide evidence that broadband would make a difference to many individuals, but it is not clear how these demographic realities might be overcome. Ashmore, Farrington, and Skerrat (2015, p. 274) make the reason clear when they say that “the Internet, and specifically the inclusion of superfast broadband, is heavily dependent on personal, individual contexts.” The personal contexts of rural areas include comparatively large numbers of people who are elderly and/or with less education.…”

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Local Geographies of Digital Inequality

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Graham

Calvino

2017

Social Science Computer Review

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Combining data from a sample survey, the 2013 Oxford Internet Survey, with the 2011 UK Census, we employ small area estimation to estimate Internet use in small geographies in Britain. This is the first attempt to estimate Internet use at any small-scale level. Doing so allows us to understand the local geographies of British Internet use, showing that the area with least use is in the North East, followed by central Wales. The highest Internet use is in London and southeastern England. The most interesting finding is that after controlling for demographic variables, geographic differences become nonsignificant. The apparent geographic differences appear to be due to differences in demographic characteristics. We conclude by considering the policy implications of this fact. Keywords small area estimation (SAE), Internet use, geographical inequality, digital divide, Great BritainThe Internet has fundamentally reorganized economic, social, and political actions and relationships around the world. It has sparked what has been dubbed as an "information revolution" and given rise to an "information economy" and "information society." An unimaginable amount of content can now be accessed from almost anywhere on the planet: content that ultimately shapes our understandings of the world and the ways in which we interact with our surroundings. Social life is increasingly mediated, influenced, and augmented by online interactions that take place through the Internet (Graham, Zook, & Boulton, 2013).Yet despite the importance of the Internet in everyday life, we know surprisingly little about the geography of Internet use and participation at subnational scales. It is unclear whether citizens of Aberdeen, Manchester, Cardiff, or London are significantly more likely to be able to access our global network. This is important because, as we discuss below, there are widespread geographic differences in online activity. Because the differences may indicate digital inequalities on a geographic level, it is important to investigate further. As a result, this article proposes a novel method to calculate the local geographies of Internet usage. In this article, we employ Britain as a case study but, in future work, hope to be able to replicate the method in other parts of the world.

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Local Geographies of Digital Inequality

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Graham

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2017

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“…Numerous factors affect the broadband solutions' demand [12] and supply [13] sides. These are different sociological, demographic, regulatory, economic, technical, and geographical factors.…”

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A framework for optimal techno-economic assessment of broadband access solutions and digital inclusion of rural population in global information society

Križanović

Žagar

Grgić

2017

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Broadband solutions, i.e., broadband technologies and services, offer users numerous benefits. However, inequalities related to the levels of broadband solutions' deployment and adoption between rural and urban areas, i.e., the digital divide, remain a consequential problem worldwide. To reduce the digital divide, the issues related to the deployment and usage of broadband solutions in rural areas are analysed in this paper. To define optimal strategies for the deployment and adoption of rural broadband solutions, the application of an extended technoeconomic assessment process is considered. Therefore, an additional framework that extends the structure of standard techno-economic models is proposed, and its detailed overview is given. Within the framework, the regression analyses of factors relevant to broadband solutions deployment and adoption in rural areas are defined. The results of conducted analyses are used in the standard techno-economic modelling process. Finally, the efficiency of framework usage in techno-economic assessment process and in finding optimal broadband solutions is demonstrated for a case study rural scenario.

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“…broadband solutions supply, is affected by industry, local and government sector. Numerous factors affect broadband demand [11,12] and supply [13,14]. Hence, the determination of the most significant factors is not a simple process [15].…”

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“…Broadband Internet services enhance the quality of life of residential users and increase economic development and productivity for business users [1]. Furthermore, broadband services are promising services for rural areas as well since they can bring substantial social and economic benefits to rural residents [2]. For instance, broadband Internet access enables remote access to health care and education and expands the market potential for rural businesses.…”

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Broadband ecosystem elements in techno-economic modelling and analysing of broadband access solutions for rural areas

2016

Teh. vjesn.

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Original scientific paper Encouraged by broadband development initiatives and strategies that aim at the reduction of the existing digital divide between rural and urban European areas by the year 2020, the current situation in the case study of Croatian rural broadband market is analysed, and the possibilities for further broadband Internet access implementation in rural areas are highlighted in the paper within the context of broadband ecosystem elements analysis. Furthermore, in order to address the exisiting digital divide problem, an extended techno-economic modelling process for rural broadband Internet access implementation analyses is proposed. The proposed additional part of model serves as an upgrade for the standard techno-economic models and allows a detailed analysis of the specificities of different rural areas, based on the available data. Finally, the efficiency of the proposed model's application when choosing the best business strategies for different fixed and mobile, wired and wireless broadband access solutions in rural areas is presented. Keywords: broadband ecosystem; broadband implementation; rural broadband access; techno-economic modelling Elementi širokopojasnog ekosustava pri tehno-ekonomskom modeliranju i analiziranju širokopojasnih pristupnih rješenja za ruralna područjaIzvorni znanstveni članak S obzirom na postojeće razvojne inicijative i strategije čiji je cilj smanjenje postojećeg digitalnog jaza između europskih ruralnih i urbanih područja do 2020. godine, u radu je provedena analiza trenutnog stanja na tržištu širokopojasnog Interneta na primjeru hrvatskih ruralnih područja te su navedene mogućnosti daljnje implementacije širokopojasnih pristupnih rješenja u ruralna područja u kontekstu analize elemenata širokopojasnog ekosustava. Nadalje, u cilju rješavanja postojećeg problema digitalnog jaza, pri analizama načina implementacije širokopojasnih pristupnih rješenja u ruralnim područjima predložena je primjena proširenog tehno-ekonomskog modeliranja. Navedeno proširenje nadograđuje standardne modele, a omogućuje

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User motivation for broadband: A rural Danish study

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

Local Geographies of Digital Inequality

Local Geographies of Digital Inequality

A framework for optimal techno-economic assessment of broadband access solutions and digital inclusion of rural population in global information society

Broadband ecosystem elements in techno-economic modelling and analysing of broadband access solutions for rural areas

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