From Digital Divide to Social Inclusion: A Tale of Mobile Platform Empowerment in Rural Areas
Summary. A mobile platform called WeCountry reduces China's rural digital divide by improving digital capability and user skills. The platform empowers villagers across structural, psychological, and resource dimensions, enabling political inclusion, social participation, and economic inclusion. Platform providers and government partnerships prove essential for bridging the divide and achieving social inclusion in rural areas.
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Ye, L., & Yang, H.. (2020). From Digital Divide to Social Inclusion: A Tale of Mobile Platform Empowerment in Rural Areas. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062424
Ye, Lisha, and Huiqin Yang. “From Digital Divide to Social Inclusion: A Tale of Mobile Platform Empowerment in Rural Areas.” Sustainability, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062424.
Ye, Lisha, and Huiqin Yang. 2020. “From Digital Divide to Social Inclusion: A Tale of Mobile Platform Empowerment in Rural Areas.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062424.
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- DOI
- 10.3390/su12062424
- Countries
- China
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- Asia
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- broadband-and-digital, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28