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Gladkova, Anna / Massimo Ragnedda (Hrsg.). Digital Inequalities in the Global South. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
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Digital Inequalities in the Global South

  • Springer International Publishing
  • 2020
  • Gebunden
  • 392 Seiten
  • ISBN 9783030327057
Herausgeber: Anna Gladkova / Massimo Ragnedda

This book discusses how digital inequalities today may lead to other types of inequalities in the Global South. Contributions to this collection move past discussing an access problem ¿ a binary division between ¿haves and have-nots¿ ¿ to analyse complex inequalities in the internet use, benefits, and opportunities of people in the Global South region. Using specific case studies, this book underlines how communities in the Global South are now attempting to participate in the information age despite high costs, a lack of infrastructure, and more barriers to entry. Contributions discuss the recent changes in the Global South. These changes include greater technological availability, the spread

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of digital literacy programs and computer courses, and the overall growth in engagement of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and languages in digital environments. This book outlines and evaluates the role of state and public institutions in facilitating these changes and consequently bridging the digital divide.

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