The interplay of public and private spaces in internet access

Autor:	Tracy L. M. Kennedy, Andrew Clement, Jane Aspinall, Ana Viseu
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	business.product_category business.industry Communication media_common.quotation_subject Principal (computer security) Library and Information Sciences Public relations Public access Law Rural Internet Perception Internet access Internet penetration The Internet Digital divide business media_common
Zdroj:	Information, Communication & Society. 9:633-656
ISSN:	1468-4462 1369-118X
Popis:	The creation of public internet access facilities is one of the principal policy instruments adopted by governments in addressing ‘digital divide’ issues. The lack of plans for ongoing funding, in North America at least, suggests that this mode is regarded mainly as transitional, with private, home-based access being perceived as superior. The assumption apparently is that as domestic internet penetration rates rise, public access facilities will no longer be needed. Central to this issue are the varied characteristics of publicly provided and privately owned access sites and their implications for non-employment internet activities. What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of these two access modes? More fundamentally, how do people conceptualize public and private spaces and how does this perception influence their online activities? Finally, why do people choose one over the other, and how do they navigate between the two? This article attempts to answer these questions by drawing on data gen...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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