Bertolini Romeo (author / International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC.) and International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
Internation Food Policy Resesarch institute
Format:
Brief
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Africa
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: C21277
Rhoades, Emily B. (author / University of Florida) and University of Florida
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21024
Notes:
Presented at the annual conference of Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences, Lake Tahoe, Nevada., 13 p.
Abstract and citation available online via EbscoHost.com. 1 page., Introduces the UNESCO Public Library Manifesto, serving as the gateway to equitable information services to all.
Despite significant improvements in nominal levels, severe gaps of digital inclusion still exist in the American economy. This paper argues that, for certain groups, migration towards mobile computing and digital inclusion may transpire from 2G voice centric mobile telecommunications to data centric mobile computing devices. Accordingly, this analysis employs a large data set to investigate what socio-economic factors are determinant for the diffusion of mobile telecommunications; how these findings can be extended to help close the digital divide; and how these findings can inform policy making concerning the digital divide.
Author Keywords: Digital divide; Mobile computing; 2G & 3G mobile communications; Internet
