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Authors: Maurizio Martinelli ; Irma Serrecchia and Michela Serrecchia

Affiliation: Institute for Informatics Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT-CNR), Italy

Keyword(s): Internet diffusion, digital divide, domain names.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: e-Business and e-Commerce ; e-Payment ; Society, e-Business and e-Government ; Web Information Systems and Technologies

Abstract: The digital divide can occur either as a “local” (within a given country) or “global” (between developing and industrialized countries) phenomenon. Our study intends to offer an important contribution by analyzing the digital divide in Italy and the factors contributing to this situation at the territorial level (i.e., macroareas: North, Center, South and at the regional level). To do this, we used the registration of Internet domains under the “.it” ccTLD as proxy. In particular, we analyzed domain names registered by firms. The analysis produced interesting results: the distribution of domains registered by firms in Italian regions is more concentrated than the distribution according to income and population, suggesting a diffusive effect. Furthermore, when analyzing the factors that contribute to the presence of a digital divide at the regional level, regression analysis was performed using social, economic and infrastructure indicators. Results show that Italian provinces that ha ve good productive efficiency, a high cultural level, and greater spending for investment in telephony and telematics are the best candidates for utilization of the Internet. (More)

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Martinelli, M.; Serrecchia, I. and Serrecchia, M. (2005). INTERNET DIFFUSION AMONG ITALIAN FIRMS: THE DIGITAL DIVIDE EXISTS. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST; ISBN 972-8865-20-1; ISSN 2184-3252, SciTePress, pages 431-435. DOI: 10.5220/0001232504310435

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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST
TI - INTERNET DIFFUSION AMONG ITALIAN FIRMS: THE DIGITAL DIVIDE EXISTS
SN - 972-8865-20-1
IS - 2184-3252
AU - Martinelli, M.
AU - Serrecchia, I.
AU - Serrecchia, M.
PY - 2005
SP - 431
EP - 435
DO - 10.5220/0001232504310435
PB - SciTePress