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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| Possible, Probable and Preferable Futures of the Digital Divide |
| Washington State University, USA |
| The digital divide is widely recognized as a contemporary problem between society and technology. Strategies for |
| bridging the digital divide are often informed and guided by quantitative assessments of the deployment of |
| information communication technologies. There are few rigorous qualitative attempts to assess the digital divide |
| from either an ethnographic or a futures-oriented perspective. This paper re-ports findings from a study that |
| examined the possible, probable and preferable futures of the digital di-vide from an ethnographic perspective. The |
| contents of this report include background to the problem of the digital divide, a review of literature describing the |
| relationship between society and technology, find-ings from the data collection, and implications for future |
| strategies to bridge the digital divide. |
| Keywords: Digital Divide, Public Policy, Information Communication Technologies (ICT), Society and |
| Technology, Qualitative Research |
ISSN
1535-07-03
Unless otherwise indicated, this paper has undergone blind external review by three or more reviewers.
Types of Papers: A Best Paper, Regular Paper, Short Paper, Informal Paper,
Unrefereed Panel Paper
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