Malmös digitala klyfta

Sammanfattning

Differences between groups or individuals in a society with regards to access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) are known as the digital divide. The digital divide pertains to differences in physical access to computers and the Internet as well as knowledge

in using technology. Important factors affecting the digital divide are disabilities, age, gender, socioeconomical background, ethnicity and geography. The digital divide appears on several levels: internationally, nationally, regionally and locally. Individuals who, for some reason, have limited or no access to information and communication technologies risk, among other things, to experience social exclusion. This is a problem which needs to be bridged; all citizens must be able to access digital information. The goal of this thesis is to examine the width of the digital divide in Malmö, focusing on children and teenagers, with regards to daily use of computers and the Internet. Are there differences?

If such differences are found, how large are they?