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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS
Transactions ID Number: 89-749
Full Name: Chih-wei Li
Position: Ph.D. Candidate
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: 2F, NO.17-1, Fuh-Shing Rd, Hsin-chung City, Taipei, Taiwan
Country: TAIWAN
Tel: 886-932248574
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E-mail address: cwkevin@ms21.hinet.net
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Title of the Paper: an comparative analysis of the current status of digital divide in taiwan
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Ruey-Gwo Chung, Chih-Wei Li, Chen-Liao Chen
Email addresses of all the authors: douglas.rachel@msa.hinet.net, cwkevin@ms21.hinet.net, cjl@mail.sivs.chc.edu.tw
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Abstract: - Information technology and network communications are playing a very important role in today's modern society, and they have a significant influence on the policy-making in the country. In education, their importance is reflected by the sought-after IT courses and information-integrated teaching. ¡§Digital divide¡¨ is an issue caused by a delay in the introduction of information technology to different ethnic and social groups, lower availability of information equipment, and different abilities to access the Internet. In order to understand the accessibility of and ability to access information equipment in different regions in Taiwan, the Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan (RDEC) started conducting surveys on domestic digital divide since 2001 and using the findings as references for formulating policies that address the issue. The purpose of this paper is to use secondary data to analyze the latest ¡§2009 Digital D!
ivide Survey¡¨ by RDEC and to describe the current status of digital divide in Taiwan. Research indicates that at the moment, digital divide in Taiwan is mainly caused by a lack of the willingness and ability to learn among those with a lower educational background and/or who are older individuals. This is significantly different from the causes of digital divide found in 2002 which included expensive computer equipment and Internet access fees, poor connectivity and bandwidth, and a lack of access in public places. When aiming at reducing digital divide, the government is advised to adjust its strategies accordingly and meet the changes in society.
Keywords: digital divide, information technology, technical network, disadvantaged groups, information literacy, information education
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