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
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., Reports results of a survey by WLS Radio, Chicago, showing weather reports were the first choice of farm listeners.
Pocinki, Karen McCrory (author / Head, Health Education and Communications Cluster, Public Information Office, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA: Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth Press
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06771
AGRICOLA FNI 92002180, Most of the materials produced by the Public Information Office of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) are written for an older audience. However, the NIA and other groups that deal specifically with aging issues are not the only organizations that address the health information needs of older adults. Whether they realize it or not, most medical writers today communicate primarily with an audience of older people. A vital component of NIA'S mandate (Research on Aging Act, 1974) is to carry out public information and education programs to assist all Americans -- and especially older people -- in dealing with problems and understanding the processes associated with aging. To do this job effectively, NIA's medical writing staff must know as much as possible about the Institute's older constituents. Moreover, it is becoming equally important for everyone in health communication to understand the diverse groups of older adults, which account for a growing segment of the health information audience. (original)
