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A Rural‐Urban Digital Divide?

Bjørn Furuholt, Stein Kristiansen · 2007 · The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Summary. This study examines the digital divide in Tanzania by surveying Internet café users across rural, semi-urban, and central regions. The researchers find that access differences stem primarily from the availability of physical venues with technology rather than user capability or behavior. Internet users and usage patterns are largely uniform across regions, with only minor variations.

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Furuholt, B., & Kristiansen, S.. (2007). A Rural‐Urban Digital Divide?. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2007.tb00215.x

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DOI
10.1002/j.1681-4835.2007.tb00215.x
Countries
Tanzania
Regions
Africa
Categories
broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions
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2026-04-28