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Digital Divide in Greece - A Quantitative Examination of Internet Nonuse
Elias Gounopoulos,George Kokkonis,Stavros Valsamidis,Sotirios Kontogiannis +3 more
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In this article, the authors investigated issues of the digital divide in Greece, by analyzing micro-data from the Eurostat ICT survey on household and individuals in 2012, and found that during the last decade, the Internet take-up rate in Greece among individuals was much lower compared with the EU average.Abstract:
During the last decade, the Internet take-up rate in Greece among individuals is much lower compared with the EU average. This paper investigates issues of the digital divide in Greece, by analyzing micro-data from the Eurostat ICT survey on household and individuals in 2012.read more
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A Hierarchical Analysis of Internet Adoption and Usage by the Seniors
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