The Digital Divide in Africa

by Emlyn Hagen

Half of the world's population has never made or received a phone call and perhaps the same half lives on less than $2 a day. If this is not just a statistical coincidence, is there causality between the lack of telecommunication and poverty? The digital divide is the discrepancy between Africa and other nations in the usage of ICT's, such as telephony and the internet. The goal of this book, is to highlight "which factors influence a nation's capacity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836425629
• ISBN13: 9783836425629
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"