A multivariate cross-country empirical analysis of the digital divide

Authors:
M. S. Iliadis;J. A. Paravantis
Affiliations:
Dept. of Digital Syst., Univ. of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece;Dept. of Int. & Eur. Studies, Univ. of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Venue:
ISCC '11 Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications
Year:
2011

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Abstract

The digital divide is determined by a variety of technological, economic, social, educational and political variables. In this work, digital diffusion is analyzed by considering 22 variables with cross-sectional data from 141 countries. Principal components extracted from dependent (ICT) and independent variable groups were run in a multiple regression model and indicated that ICT diffusion is determined, in order of importance, by: membership of a country in the developed cluster; social, educational, economic and political components.