Extent of access to information and communications technology by the rural population of South Africa

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dc.date.accessioned 2013-06-06 en
dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-28T19:47:28Z
dc.date.available 2024-11-28T19:47:28Z
dc.date.issued 2015-08-25 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2947
dc.description.abstract This paper investigates the trends in access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in rural compared to the urban areas of South Africa. Using data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) covering the period from 2003 to 2009, the study found that access to both the 'older' and the 'newer' forms of ICTs has remained significantly lower (P < 0.001) in rural areas compared to urban areas. The paper then examines these trends in the context of the Department of Science and Technology's (DST) policies and strategies on the diffusion of science and technology in South Africa. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES en
dc.subject INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY en
dc.subject ACCESS TO INFORMATION en
dc.title Extent of access to information and communications technology by the rural population of South Africa en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber TAAMAA en
dc.Volume 5(1) en
dc.BudgetYear 2013/14 en
dc.ResearchGroup Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation en
dc.SourceTitle African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development en
dc.ArchiveNumber 7756 en
dc.PageNumber 71-84 en
dc.outputnumber 6406 en
dc.bibliographictitle Sithole, M.M., Moses, C., Davids, Y.D., Parker, S., Rumbelow, J., Molotja, N. & Labadarios, D. (2013) Extent of access to information and communications technology by the rural population of South Africa. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. 5(1):71-84. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2947 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2947 en
dc.publicationyear 2013 en
dc.contributor.author1 Sithole, M.M. en
dc.contributor.author2 Moses, C. en
dc.contributor.author3 Davids, Y.D. en
dc.contributor.author4 Parker, S. en
dc.contributor.author5 Rumbelow, J. en
dc.contributor.author6 Molotja, N. en
dc.contributor.author7 Labadarios, D. en


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