Research

Psychological Bulletin ABSTRACT: A single coherent framework is proposed to synthesize long-standing research on 8 seemingly unrelated cognitive decision-making biases. During the past 6 decades, hundreds of empirical studies have resulted in a variety of rules...

A . Statistical Lessons Learned B . Compression C . Storage D . Communication: incl. update for telecom (telephony and Internet) until 2010. E . Computation ABSTRACT SUPPORTING APPENDIX We used more than 1,100 sources to...

presented at the 9th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting (WTIM-11) International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mauritius, 7 – 9 December 2011   Mapping the dimensions and characteristics of the world’s technological communication capacity during the period of digitization...

Women’s Studies International Forum ABSTRACT: The discussion about women's access to and use of digital Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in developing countries has been inconclusive so far. Some claim that women are rather technophobic and...

Telecommunications Policy ABSTRACT: Based on the theory of the diffusion of innovations through social networks, the article discusses the main approaches researchers have taken to conceptualize the digital divide. The result is a common framework that...

The Information Society ABSTRACT: The digital divide is conventionally measured in terms of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment diffusion, which comes down to counting the number of computers or phones, among other devices. This article...

World Development ABSTRACT: The article presents a model that shows how income structures create diffusion patterns of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The model allows the creation of scenarios for potential cuts in access prices and/or...

Journal of Information Technology & Politics Abstract: Early literature on e-democracy was dominated by euphoric claims about the benefits of e-voting (digital direct democracy) or continuous online citizen consultations (digital representative democracy). High expectations have gradually...

ICT Statistical Information System Sistema de información estadístico de TIC Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC), http://www.cepal.org/SocInfo The ICT Statistical Information System integrates the more than 100 household surveys of...

ABSTRACT En este libro se ofrece un análisis del desarrollo de las sociedades de la información en los países de América Latina y el Caribe y constituye un insumo para la formulación de políticas públicas sobre...