Tag: Digital Inclusion
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“It’s enriched my life”. Agency in the digital world: stories of empowerment and well-being
We will be presenting our recent paper in Calgary for ASIS&T 2024: https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pra2.1014 [Edited to include DOI for the articke 21/10/2024] Digital inclusion interventions are designed to address challenges related to digital technology access and use. The complex relationships between digital technologies and people’s general well-being are important when considering the development of digital services,…
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The Conceptualization of Digital Inclusion in Government Policy: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Governments globally are committed to closing the gap between citizens who are digitally engaged and those who are not. Digital inclusion is a government policy response aimed at addressing factors associated with digital inequities. States across the globe have developed digital inclusion policies and strategies to try to reduce inequalities within their societies but there…
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Methods and (Lack of) Theory in Digital Inclusion, Digital Divide, and Digital Equity Research on Older Adults
Older adults, as a group, have been the focus of considerable attention from digital inclusion researchers. The paper analyses literature on the digital inclusion, digital divide, and digital equity of older adults from the last five years (2017-2022) to explore the extent to which recent digital inclusion research considers developments in the field and explores…
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Understanding Digital Resilience amongst People Most at Risk of Digital Exclusion Interim Report: Investigating Skinny Jump User Experiences
This project investigates how sustainable Skinny Jump’s pre-pay internet-at-home system is and how it works for those who sign up for the initiative. Skinny Jump Skinny Jump is flexible prepaid broadband and is designed to help more New Zealanders gain access to affordable broadband at home through the provision of heavily subsidised connectivity to households…
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Indigenous Digital Inclusion: Interconnections and Comparisons
This paper explores published research on Indigenous digital inclusion, starting from the premise that Indigenous peoples adopt and use digital technologies in ways that fit their specific social contexts. Analysis of search results from Scopus and Web of Science aimed to identify common themes and approaches, and to explore differences and interconnections between research from…