Digital Divide and Caste in Rural Pakistan |
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Authors: | Ahsan Abdullah |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabiaaabdullah1@kau.edu.sa |
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Abstract: | This study examined how caste influences adoption of information and communication technologies. It entailed a survey of 2750 farmers, who were interviewed in person, in rural Punjab (Pakistan), and two different methods for data analysis—data mining and indices-based statistical analysis. The analysis shows digital divides at the caste level. Furthermore, it shows that old and new technologies diffuse differently among castes. |
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Keywords: | caste digital divide ICT Pakistan rural |
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