Digital Divide Between Urban and Rural Regions in China
Summary. This paper examines China's digital divide between urban and rural regions from 1985 to 2006, finding strong correlations between income gaps and adoption rates of internet, mobile phones, personal computers, and telephones. The research identifies two key barriers preventing rural adoption: affordability of technologies and insufficient educational levels among rural users that limit their ability to use these tools effectively.
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Fong, M. W. L.. (2009). Digital Divide Between Urban and Rural Regions in China. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00253.x
Fong, Michelle Wye Leng. “Digital Divide Between Urban and Rural Regions in China.” The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00253.x.
Fong, Michelle Wye Leng. 2009. “Digital Divide Between Urban and Rural Regions in China.” The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00253.x.
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title = {Digital Divide Between Urban and Rural Regions in China},
author = {Michelle Wye Leng Fong},
journal = {The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00253.x},
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- 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00253.x
- Countries
- China
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- Asia
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- broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions
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- 2026-04-28