The results provide partial support for aged heterogeneity in connection to digital media use. We analyse the 2018 data (N = 5865) of the ‘Older audiences in the digital media environment’ survey using zero-inflated negative binomial models. Second, we study to what extent gender is related to this heterogeneity, and third, the country differences in the heterogeneity of media use in later life. First, we ask whether heterogeneity in traditional and digital media use increases with age. We analyse retired adults' (aged 62 or more) use of traditional media and their digital equivalents in six countries. Emerging concerns include a global information divide, courtesy of cyber security and data policies.The concept of aged heterogeneity has been associated with older adults' ability to adapt to the digital age without a systematic empirical analysis.
It introduces the cyber dependency matrix to illustrate where countries are in their journey toward an information society and what happens as they reach higher levels. The book concludes with a view toward the future, including challenges in determining outcomes in ICT for development (ICT4D) and anticipated new divides. It also assesses programs in several countries that provide computers to youth. It explores the inclusion programs in Singapore, the efforts in India to leverage mobile devices, and how a UK nongovernmental organization attempts to bridge existing gaps there. It also discusses digital skill divides in Europe and the digital gender divide, which shows that there are more men online than women.The second part of the book focuses on e-inclusion and describes recent efforts to bridge digital divides through a number of initiatives.
It covers digital divides facing a developing country like Ghana and the range of divides in large places like Australia, China, and Russia.
This book discusses the current state of digital divides, ranging from global challenges in universal access to new opportunities for greater digital inclusiveness (e-inclusion).The first part of the book illustrates current challenges and provides examples from emerging markets and developed countries alike. The rapid development of the information society has accentuated the importance of digital divides, which refer to economic and social inequalities among populations due to differences in access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT).
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