Statistics in focus. Industry, trade and services. Population and social conditions. Science and technology. The digital divide in Europe.
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working document
Author
Eurostat
Date
2005View/ Open
Subject headings
Family social security ; Family Budgets ; Household expenditureAbstract
During the past decade, Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) have become available, i.e. accessible and affordable, for the general public. However, a gap remains between users and non-users or between “haves” and “have-nots”. There are several reasons for this “digital divide”: from missing infrastructure or access, to missing incentives to use ICTs, to a lack of computer literacy or skills necessary to take part in the information society