The Economic Impact of Digital Technologies : Measuring Inclusion and Diffusion in Europe
Paolo. Guerrieri
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (304 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1. Digital development in Europe: a theoretical framework; 2. The Internet in everyday life; 3. A metrics for digital development; 4. Digital inequalities in Europe; 5. The economic impact of e- inclusion: a review of the literature; 6. The economic impact of digital technologies: an empirical analysis on European countries; 7. The impact of e-inclusion in Europe: a scenario analysis; 8. Digital development: an overall EU policy framework; Appendix: EDDI European Digital Development Index: definition of methodology; References. - Index. - The Economic Impact of Digital Technologies offers a profoundly illuminating examination of ICT transformations in Europe and its critical role in greater social inequality. It presents scholars and policy makers with original and practical tools to benchmark and assess the ICT diffusion and inclusion process. The core message of book is that a coherent European strategy for embedding ICT technologies in society is long overdue. Social differences in ICT use persist and are in some cases widening, yet despite this fact there is a dearth of research on remedying digital inequalities. This is of
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| ISBN | 9780857931887
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