Title
Technologies for digital inclusion: Good practices dealing with diversity
Date Issued
01 September 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Morato J.
Sanchez-Cuadrado S.
Marzal M.A.
Publisher(s)
IGI Global
Abstract
Digital inclusion proposals are oriented towards specific groups of people. These groups are excluded due to their qualities or lack of them, their attitude, socio-political factors, economic factors, or just by the geographic zone where they live. Since 1999 several strategies have been proposed, either related to educational or technological aspects. The lessons learned are collected with the aim of proposing an adapted model that allows defining a set of good practices. In order to know what technology is the most suited to promote the digital inclusion of each group, multiple variables are analysed. A higher number of variables allow better groups description regarding their context and the relevance of each variable for each group. In this work the authors discuss the dimensions of the group profiles, the factors affecting them, and the infrastructure and software solutions that can change the situation. Finally a simple graphic is proposed to show the dimensions of causes and user groups in order to improve their comparison.
Start page
332
End page
351
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84958657817
Resource of which it is part
Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas
ISBN of the container
1466687401
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus