Digital Inclusion Across the Americas and Caribbean

This research brings together digital inequality scholars from across the Americas and Caribbean to examine efforts to tackle digital inequality in Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, the United States, and Canada. As the case studies show, governmental policy has an important role...

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Published in:Social Inclusion
Authors: Robinson, Laura (Author) ; Schulz, Jeremy (Author) ; Dodel, Matías (Author) ; Correa, Teresa (Author) ; Villanueva Mansilla, Eduardo (Author) ; Leal, Sayonara (Author) ; Magallanes Blanco, Claudia 1972- (Author) ; Rodriguez Medina, Leandro 1977- (Author) ; Dunn, Hopeton S. (Author) ; Levine, Lloyd (Author) ; McMahon, Rob (Author) ; Khilnani, Aneka (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2020
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 244-259
Further subjects:B Digital Inequalities
B Digital Divide
B Caribbean
B North America
B Digital Inclusion
B Latin America
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