Global diffusion of interaction networks: the impact of culture
AI & Society - Special issue on culture and technology
Digital Divide?: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
Digital Divide?: Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
Internet access in the European Union and in the United States
Telematics and Informatics - Special issue: Regulating the internet: EU and US perspectives
Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age
Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age
The Role of Income Inequality in a Multivariate Cross-National Analysis of the Digital Divide
Social Science Computer Review
Digital Government: Technology and Public Sector Performance
Digital Government: Technology and Public Sector Performance
OECD Communications Outlook 2009
OECD Communications Outlook 2009
Building Broadband: Strategies and Policies for the Developing World
Building Broadband: Strategies and Policies for the Developing World
The broadband bonus: Estimating broadband Internet's economic value
Telecommunications Policy
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The authors examine the broadband digital divide by analyzing the impact of policy and regulation on broadband Internet diffusion. Their multiple regression analysis shows factors that determine broadband diffusion in technologically developed countries do not necessarily have the same impact in less developed countries. They show that in technologically developed countries, there is greater broadband diffusion in countries that make a higher financial investment in information and communication technologies (ICTs), have effective governing practices at the national level, have higher levels of education, and are more urban. In technologically developing nations, a competitive telecommunications sector and higher investment in ICTs lead to greater broadband diffusion, with investment having an even larger impact in the developing world than in the developed world. In addition, stronger democratic political institutions, higher levels of national income and lower levels of income inequality increase diffusion, but the presence of a national telecommunications regulatory authority has a negative impact. These results suggest that the path to widespread availability and use of broadband requires different strategies depending on a nation's level of technological development.