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Exploring the Digital Divide in an Australian Regional City: a case study of Albury
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Author(s): Atkinson J (Atkinson, John)1, Black R (Black, Rosemary)1, Curtis A (Curtis, Allan)1
Source: AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHER Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Pages: 479-493 Published: 2008
Times Cited: 0 References: 43 Citation Map
Abstract: The 'digital divide' is generally considered to be the gap between people who have access to information and communication technologies (ICT) and those who do not, and an issue of significant social justice. This paper presents findings from research that explored the digital divide within the regional city of Albury. The study focused on assessing whether there was a digital divide; identifying strategies to address any divide; and developing a methodology that could be used to explore the digital divide in other contexts. Data were gathered using semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and a telephone survey of city residents. Findings demonstrated that a digital divide existed in that there were differences in computer access in relation to income and different locations within the city, and for access to the Internet by age, education and income levels. Overall, the patterns indicated that those with lower education and income and the elderly reported lower levels of access to ICT. Drawing on the research findings we suggest some practical ways of addressing the digital divide that could be applied to other similar locations where a digital divide exists, such as providing technical support and training, improved access to and awareness of ICT services, and facilitating access to ICT services such as the provision of appropriate hardware and software for disadvantaged groups. Our view is that the mixed-method approach we employed provided helpful, reliable information at reasonable cost and could be considered by other researchers and local governments.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author Keywords: Digital divide; regional centre; initiative; rural; Albury; Australia
KeyWords Plus: TECHNOLOGY
探索數字鴻溝在澳大利亞地區城市：一個個案研究奧爾伯里
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作者（補）：阿特金森十（阿特金森，約翰）1，黑住宅（黑色，迷迭香）1，柯蒂斯甲（柯蒂斯阿倫）1
資料來源：澳大利亞地理學卷：39期：4頁：479-493出版日期：2008年
引用次數：0引用：43引文地圖
摘要：'數字鴻溝'被普遍認為是有差距的人誰獲得信息和通信技術（ICT）和那些誰不這樣做，問題和重大社會正義。本文介紹了從研究，研究結果探討了數字鴻溝的區域內城市奧爾伯里。這項研究著重於評估是否存在著數字鴻溝;確定戰略來解決任何鴻溝;和發展方法，可以用來探索數字鴻溝在其他情況下。數據被收集使用半結構式訪談，焦點小組，電話調查的城鎮居民。結果表明，數字鴻溝存在有差異的計算機訪問相關的收入和城市內的不同地點，並進入因特網年齡，教育程度和收入水平。總體而言，這些模式表明，教育程度較低和收入水平較低的老人報導獲取信息和通信技術。借鑒我們的研究結果提出了一些切實可行的方式解決數字鴻溝，可以適用於其他類似的地點，數字鴻溝的存在，例如提供技術支持和培訓，提高獲得信息和通信技術服務和宣傳，並便利獲得信息和通信技術服務，例如提供適當的硬件和軟件的弱勢群體。我們的觀點是，混合的方法，我們採用的方法提供了有益的，可靠的信息以合理的費用，可以考慮由其他研究人員和當地政府。
文件類型：第
語言：英語
作者關鍵詞：數字鴻溝，區域中心，積極性，農村;奧爾伯里，澳大利亞
關鍵字加：科技
E-learning and the third age
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Author(s): Trentin G
Source: JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Pages: 21-30 Published: FEB 2004
Times Cited: 2 References: 18 Citation Map
Abstract: As a result of the general improvement in living conditions in industrialised Western countries, people aged over 60 years usually reach the 'third age' in good mental and physical condition. Contemporary society has thus had to endeavour to offer the 'new old' not only social services but also pastimes, leisure, social, cultural and educational activities. Among the range of opportunities being made available is that of acquiring skills in the use of information and communication technology (ICT), an area of ever-increasing prominence. This can be seen not only as an opportunity for individual cultural growth but also the basic condition for conceiving a range of practical network-based services and applications of great social significance for the elderly population. This article refers to one of these initiatives, developed in Liguria (one of the Italian regions with the oldest population), whose purpose was to train about 600 over-60s in the use of ICT. What we will analyse here in particular are the results of e-learning activities offered to a sample of participants and with reference to a segment of the entire training process envisaged by the regional initiative. The specific objectives of the activity were to verify the real possibility of proposing short, online learning modules on the use of Internet for older users; to survey users' attitudes/reactions to e-learning; and to analyse the follow-up of distance training activities.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author Keywords: case study; distance; groupware; ICT use; instruction; third age
KeyWords Plus: ADULT AGE-DIFFERENCES
電子學習和第三年齡
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作者（補）：特倫廷 Ğ
來源：計算機輔助學習體積：20期：1頁：21-30出版日期：2004年2月
被引頻次：2引用：18引文地圖
摘要：作為結果的普遍改善生活條件在工業化的西方國家，人們通常年齡超過 60歲達到'第三年齡'的良好的精神和身體狀況。因此，在當代社會努力提供了新老'不僅是社會服務，而且還消遣，休閒，社會，文化和教育活動。其中範圍正在提供的機會是獲取技能的利用信息和通信技術（ICT），一個地區的日益突出。這可以被看作是一個機會，不僅對個別文化發展的基本條件，而且為構思了一系列實用的網絡服務和應用具有重大社會意義的老年人口。本文指的是其中一個舉措，發展利古里亞（一對意大利歷史最悠久的地區，人口），其目的是培養約 600名60歲以上的在使用信息和通信技術。在這裡我們將分析的結果，特別是電子學習活動，提供給與會者和樣品，參考一分部的整個培訓過程中所設想的區域倡議。具體目標的活性，以驗證真正的可能性提出短，在線學習模塊上使用互聯網對老年人的用戶;在調查用戶的態度 /反應，電子學習，並分析其後續的遠程培訓活動。
文件類型：第
語言：英語
作者關鍵詞：個案研究;距離，群件，信息和通信技術的使用;指導;第三年齡
關鍵字加：成年，差異
