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Bridging digital poverty: Adoption of information and communication technologies at community technology centers in the Dominican Republic.

机译:消除数字贫困:多米尼加共和国社区技术中心采用信息和通信技术。

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Globalization and the rise of the Information Society pose many challenges to developing nations. In adherence to the Millennium Development Goal of digital inclusion, the government of the Dominican Republic established a national program of community technology centers, or telecenters, that aim to promote digital literacy among the poor. This study examined how these telecenters promote the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and tested whether perceived structural factors, individual motivation or demographics predict adoption. Results from a survey conducted in the rural villages of El Seybo, Navarrete, and Oviedo confirm that telecenter users learn how to use information and communication technologies as a resource for information about civic life, entertainment, and professional development. The study concludes that telecenters can succeed in decreasing digital poverty, provided issues of sustainability are addressed with consistent and continued government funding and support. The field of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) is in its infancy and has yet to develop strong methodological or theoretical standards. This study of ICT adoption and telecenter use in rural areas of the Caribbean contributes empirical evidence to the literature of this emerging discipline.
机译:全球化和信息社会的兴起给发展中国家带来了许多挑战。为了遵守数字融合的千年发展目标,多米尼加共和国政府制定了一项社区技术中心或电信中心的国家计划,旨在提高穷人的数字素养。这项研究检查了这些电信中心如何促进信息和通信技术(ICT)的采用,并测试了感知的结构性因素,个人动机或人口统计学是否可以预测采用。在El Seybo,Navarrete和Oviedo乡村进行的一项调查结果证实,电信中心用户学会了如何使用信息和通信技术作为有关公民生活,娱乐和职业发展的信息资源。该研究得出的结论是,只要政府持续不断地提供资金和支持来解决可持续性问题,电信中心就可以成功减少数字贫困。信息和通信技术促进发展(ICT4D)领域尚处于起步阶段,尚未开发出强有力的方法或理论标准。这项关于加勒比地区农村地区ICT的采用和电信中心使用的研究为该新兴学科的文献提供了经验证据。

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  • 作者

    Prado, Paola.;

  • 作者单位

    University of Miami.;

  • 授予单位 University of Miami.;
  • 学科 Information Science.;Mass Communications.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2009
  • 页码 141 p.
  • 总页数 141
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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