Public access to ICTs : sculpting the profile of users; working paper
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2012
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Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA, US
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Based on a survey of public access ICT users in five countries, the preliminary analysis indicates that while many public access ICT users are young (40% under 20 years old), male (65%), students (44%), with at least secondary education (82%), there is a fair amount of diversity in user characteristics. The significance of public access ICTs is demonstrated in the finding that most users’ first contact with computers and the internet was in a public access venue. The Global Impact Study of Public Access to Information and Communication Technologies was a five-year project (2007-2012).
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PUBLIC ACCESS, CYBERCAFES, LIBRARIES, TELECENTRES, INTERNET, ICT, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO ICT, INTERNET, SURVEYS, CONNECTIVITY, GLOBAL