Competency in network use as a resource for citizenship: implications for the digital divide
Conceptual and empirical issues of citizens' network ompetency are explored, defined as people's capabilities to use the Internet in order to communicate and seek information and to utilize electronic public services. First, the concept of network competency is discussed. Second, based on...
Main Authors: | Jääskeläinen, Pirkko; Savolainen, Reijo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Borås
2003-01-01
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Series: | Information Research: An International Electronic Journal |
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Online Access: | http://informationr.net/ir/8-3/paper153.html |
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