E-Governance and digital divide - A case study of Mainland China and Macao SAR

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Abstract

Good e-Governance should encourage as many individuals as possible to have access to government information through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Unfortunately, digital divide does exist. According to the survey of Mainland China and Macao SAR, we found that the main reason for people not using Internet is the lack of computer/Internet skills. Therefore, we suggest that overcoming the digital divide requires not only to provide necessary equipments but also, more important, to provide computer education for non-netizens.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV'08
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages485-486
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781605583860
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV'08 - Cairo, Egypt
Duration: 1 Dec 20084 Dec 2008

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume351

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV'08
Country/TerritoryEgypt
CityCairo
Period1/12/084/12/08

Keywords

  • Digital divide
  • E-Governance
  • Netizen

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