Rural development in the digital age: A systematic literature review on unequal ICT availability, adoption, and use in rural areas

K Salemink, D Strijker, G Bosworth - Journal of Rural Studies, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a systematic review of 157 papers on digital developments and rural
development in advanced countries. It focuses on the general conclusions, in order to better …

Australian farmers left behind in the digital economy–Insights from the Australian Digital Inclusion Index

A Marshall, M Dezuanni, J Burgess, J Thomas… - Journal of Rural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although Australia's population is concentrated in major urban centres along its coastal
fringe, its less populous rural communities are important to society and the economy …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond the social: Cumulative implications of COVID-19 for first nations university students in Australia

R Bennett, B Uink, S Cross - Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2020 - Elsevier
This position paper explores possible repercussions of the Corona Virus (COVID-19)
response for Indigenous Australians in higher education. Focusing on Western Australian …

Towards understanding digital divide in rural partnerships and development: A framework and evidence from rural Australia

MO Erdiaw-Kwasie, K Alam - Journal of Rural Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite increasing recognition that the world's social and environmental problems cannot
be addressed solely by business, government or society in isolation, the role of partnerships …

Beyond access: A relational and resource-based model of household Internet adoption in isolated communities

T Correa, I Pavez, J Contreras - Telecommunications Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Isolated rural communities face specific challenges associated with their geographical
context in the digital inclusion process. Thus, based on a relational and resource-based …

Critical factors of digital AgTech adoption on Australian farms: from digital to data divide

A Marshall, K Turner, C Richards, M Foth… - Information …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
As global agricultural production methods and supply chains have become more digitised,
farmers around the world are adopting digital agricultural technologies (AgTech) such as …

Is more rural digitization always better for tourism? An innovative multiscale spatial perspective

Z Zhang, H Zhang, MS Lin, W Jia - Tourism Economics, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Addressing the global challenge of promoting digital transformation in rural areas and
reducing the urban–rural digital divide is crucial. This study explores rural digitization within …

From the interpersonal to the internet: social service digitisation and the implications for vulnerable individuals and communities

S O'Sullivan, C Walker - Australian Journal of Political Science, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In Australia, e-government is continuously re-defining service boundaries. While this may be
good in the case of transactional interactions, for example the online submission of tax …

[HTML][HTML] Indigenous articulations of social media and digital assemblages of care

R Frazer, B Carlson, T Farrelly - Digital Geography and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies show that, in times of need, Indigenous people across the continent now referred to
as 'Australia'tend to rely more on the 'informal'connections of support, care and trust made …

Digital margins: Social and digital exclusion of Gypsy-Travelers in the Netherlands

K Salemink - Environment and Planning A: Economy and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Research on digital inclusion increasingly focuses on vulnerable groups, with the prevailing
idea that social exclusion leads to digital exclusion. The role of the socio-spatial context is …