History teaches us that crises reshape society. While it is still uncertain how COVID-19 will
reshape our society, the global pandemic is encouraging and accelerating innovation and …

This paper reviews related research since the early 1990s on the information and digital
divides. It shows that, despite their shared concerns with illustrating social inequality through …

Although the digital industry (DI) has brought lasting impetus to the Chinese economy, it has
also raised concerns about the environmental impacts. Consequently, by employing the …

This study examines the ability of Asia's natural resources to manage environmental
sustainability through digitalization. We analyse 19 Asian nations from 1990 to 2020. In …

Jan van Dijk is an internationally renowned scholar in new media studies. He currently
teaches at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. The Deepening Divide is his third book …

This paper examines the hypothesis that ICT penetration has positive effects on economic
growth. On theoretical grounds, this paper discusses three channels through which ICT …

'This exciting book is a tour de force, spanning a broad range of approaches to
development. It does not stop at critique, as so many previous books on these issues have …

This paper examines the influence of mobile Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) on national productivity by separating ICT factors into wired and mobile infrastructures …

The digital divide refers to the separation between those who have access to digital
information and communications technology (ICT) and those who do not. Many believe that …

This book represents my engagement with development studies over many years. To guide
the reader here is a brief overview of the treatment and arguments in the different chapters …