Profile of public access venues and users / Accès public: lieux et utilisateurs

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    Debates teóricos entorno al vínculo de los jóvenes con las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC)
    (2009) Aguerre, Carolina; Benítez Larghi, Sebastián; Calamari, Marina; Fontecoba, Ariel; Gaztañaga, Miguel; Moguillansky, Marina; Orchuela, Jimena; Ponce de León, Jimena
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    Public access to ICTs : sculpting the profile of users; working paper
    (Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA, US, 2012) Sciadas, George; Lyons, Hil; Rothschild, Chris; Sey, Araba
    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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    Understanding cybercafés users behavior in Mainland China : an exploratory study
    (2010) Wei Shang; Guoxin Li; Oluwasefunmi Arogundade; Xuemei Jiang
    Pay-per-use cybercafés are the dominant public access venue for the Internet in China. Internet speed and cybercafé facilities are found to be the most influential factors in users’ choice of cybercafés. Chatting and gaming are found to be major activities in cybercafés. In general, urban and rural users’ behavior are similar. This study assessed users of cybercafés for ICT services and products, based on their socio-demographic and economic characteristics and pattern of service utilization.