Indicators of Internet usage: does the Internet reflect regional inequalities within Hungary?

The objective of the article is to examine whether or not traditional regional differences in Hungary can be perceived and if they can, in what way does this relate to the use of information communication technologies (ICT). The authors analysed data from the Hungarian sample of the World Internet P...

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Main Authors: Mihály Csótó, Levente Székely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Netcom Association 2009-06-01
Series:Netcom
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/netcom/890
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Summary:The objective of the article is to examine whether or not traditional regional differences in Hungary can be perceived and if they can, in what way does this relate to the use of information communication technologies (ICT). The authors analysed data from the Hungarian sample of the World Internet Project, and the results indicate that internet-useage reflects the existing imbalances, and it is the different composition of individual characteristics between rural and urban populations and between populations of different regions that account for the regional digital divides.
ISSN:0987-6014
2431-210X