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Digital Divide in India: Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide

Digital Divide in India: Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide

Sumanjeet Singh
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 24
ISSN: 1947-8305|EISSN: 1947-8313|EISBN13: 9781609604424|DOI: 10.4018/jide.2010040101
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Singh, Sumanjeet. "Digital Divide in India: Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide." IJIDE vol.1, no.2 2010: pp.1-24. http://doi.org/10.4018/jide.2010040101

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Singh, S. (2010). Digital Divide in India: Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide. International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy (IJIDE), 1(2), 1-24. http://doi.org/10.4018/jide.2010040101

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Singh, Sumanjeet. "Digital Divide in India: Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide," International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy (IJIDE) 1, no.2: 1-24. http://doi.org/10.4018/jide.2010040101

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Abstract

Existing studies of the digital divide reveals the gap that exists between those who have access to ICTs and those who do not create exclusion, endanger social integration and hamper economic growth. The digital divide has many dimensions and can be categorized as global, regional and national. At national level, there is no single divide, but multiple divides: for instance, within countries, between men and women, young and elderly, rich and poor and most importantly rural and urban. The present paper is mainly focused on India and tries to explore the problem of digital divide mainly in rural-urban India. In the context of the present paper digital divide essentially means tele-density, mobile and Internet divide between the rural and urban areas. In this paper, the author reveals that obstacles such as illiteracy, lack of skills, infrastructures, and investment in rural areas must be tackled if India is to diminish the gap of the digital divide. The government should work toward connectivity provision, content creation, capacity augmentation, core technologies creation and exploitation, cost reduction, competence building, community participation and commitment to the deprived and disadvantaged to bridge the digital divide.

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