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A Comparison of the Digital Divide Across Three Countries with Different Development Indices
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Author(s): Younghoon Chang (Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia), Hyerin Kim (University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA), Siew Fan Wong (Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia)and Myeong-Cheol Park (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea)
Copyright: 2015
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 22
Source title:
Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang (University of North Florida, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/JGIM.2015100103
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Abstract
The digital divide between countries is a critical phenomenon that places developing countries in a disadvantaged position economically, politically, and socially. While the phenomenon has drawn the attention of many, a theoretical account using empirical test of primary data is lacking. Building on a three-level digital divide framework, this study tested the effect of country development index on three levels of the digital divide. Survey data from university students in Cambodia, Iran, and South Korea show that country development index has a significant effect on all three levels of the digital divide. While the countries differ on the hedonic values of IT use, there is no significant difference in the utilitarian values of IT use. Korea, being a developed country also differs significantly from Cambodia and Iran in the digital access divide, digital capability divide, and digital usage divide. The results have important implications for companies as well as government policy-making and intervention programs.
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