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ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL EXCLUSION OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS
ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL EXCLUSION OF POLISH HOUSEHOLDS

Author(s): Tomasz Śmiałowski
Subject(s): Economic history, Present Times (2010 - today), ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: ICT; digital divide; inequalities; digital divide index;

Summary/Abstract: In the article author attempts to assess the level of digital exclusion of Polish households in the years 2003-2015. This assessment was based on the author's synthetic digital divide index. For its creation it was used 40 variables describing 3 levels of digital exclusion: possession of ICT, use of ICT and digital competences. In the analyzed period, the phenomenon of digital divide systematically decreases, however the problem of digital exclusion is still significant in Polish society.

  • Issue Year: XX/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 54-61
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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