Bridging the Digital Divide through Online Conferencing: Lessons from the CybErg Conference Series

Abstract

This paper looks at the role that an online academic conference might play in bridging the digital divide. It is argued in this paper that the digital divide is more than comparing haves with have-nots. Instead, when looking at mechanisms to bridge the divide it is more sensible to consider the social context of the users. The paper reports on the relative success of the CybErg conference series initiative and suggestions for the next online conference in 2005.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA437581

Entities

People

  • Andrew Thatcher
  • Jon James

Organizations

  • University of the Witwatersrand

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Availability
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Europe
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Internet
  • North America
  • Social Problems
  • South Africa
  • South America
  • United States

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
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