During the mid 90s, around the time the Internet became popular, it became apparent that there was still one critical issue holding back limitless opportunities Computer professionals had tfind a way tclose the gap between those whdnot have computer or Internet access and those whdo, alsknown as the digital divide Suddenly, hundreds of conferences of computer professionals, social scientists, and government policy experts worldwide dedicated themselves tthis concern Then the Internet hype seemed tdissipate, and observers assumed the digital divide would fix itself
The Deepening Divide explains why the digital divide is still widening and, in advanced high-tech societies, deepening Taken from an international perspective, the book offers full coverage of the literature and research and a theoretical framework from which tanalyze and approach the issue Where most books on the digital divide only describe and analyze the issue, Jan van Dijk presents 26 policy perspectives and instruments designed tclose the divide itself
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