Search for dissertations about: "digital divide"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words digital divide.

  2. 1. "Please Mind the Grey Digital Divide" : An Analysis of Digital Public Policies in Light of the Welfare State (Sweden and Greece)

    Author : Sofia Alexopoulou; Joachim Åström; Martin Karlsson; Elin Wihlborg; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; grey digital divide; welfare regimes; digital public policies; digital technologies; older people;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the grey digital divide and digital policies in the divergent welfare regimes of Sweden and Greece. The grey digital divide is a serious problem not only for the individual but also for society. The grey digital divide signifies the inability of older people to utilize digital technology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Understanding the digital divide: Empirical studies of Thailand

    Author : Chalita Srinuan; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accessibility; availability; affordability; Thailand; social inequality; market mechanism; digital divide; government intervention;

    Abstract : The term digital divide was introduced in the 1990s to define the gap separating those who have access to new forms of information and communication technologies (ICTs) from those who do not. Later, scholars started looking more closely at the use of ICTs, instead of solely paying attention to access. READ MORE

  5. 3. Inclusive Digital Socialisation : Designs of Education and Computer Games in a Global Context

    Author : Thomas Westin; Mats Danielson; Dimitris Grammenos; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computer games; education; socialisation; inclusion; exclusion; development; accessibility; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Digital socialisation is to learn the ways of living online, across national borders, local cultures and societies and has to be inclusive for equal participation. Conditions for this socialisation process are different due to both local and individual limitations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Design for Participation and Inclusion will Follow : Disabled People and the Digital Society

    Author : Stefan Johansson; Jan Gulliksen; Per-Olof Hedvall; Bodil Jönsson; Katarina Lindblad-Gidlund; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Design; Accessibility; Universal Design; Participation; Disability Digital Divide; Inclusion; Människa-datorinteraktion; Human-computer Interaction;

    Abstract : Digitalization is rapidly taking over all aspects of society, but still there are parts of the population who have to struggle for access to, and to be able to use, the digital resources. Design processes and outcomes in the form of artefacts, that takes accessibility into account, is key to participation. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Internationalization Process of Online Service Providers Geographical Perspectives on the Emerging Online Economy

    Author : Robert Wentrup; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internationalization; Internet; Online Service Providers; online economy; digital economy; Global North; Global South; digital divide;

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