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The Clinical Challenges for Digital Health Revolution
Published in Chinmay Chakraborty, Digital Health Transformation with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, 2022
Ramkrishna Mondal, Siddharth Mishra
The cultural, religious and moral backgrounds of users should be kept in mind in order to increase acceptability of digital technologies during the current emergency with focus on the immediate local benefit, as described by Pan X [44]. As agreed by Mackerte et al. [45], Sim I [46], and Gamble et al. [47] that due to the economic and education imbalance, a digital divide may exist in the population which can cause vulnerable communities to be overlooked while implementing of digital approaches. Nguyen et al. [48] added that this may specifically affect certain subclasses such as minorities, senior citizens or rural or low-income communities with low health literacy levels. Due to all these reasons, as per Ferretti et al. [49], digital interventions may not be uniformly effective when they are useful in high, medium or low-income zones or when they are organized in different types of nations.
Some current policy issues
Published in Peter White, Public Transport, 2017
A broader range of scenarios has been considered in the work by Rohr et al.(2016), examining six key technologies (autonomous vehicles, more extensive connectivity, big data, advanced manufacturing, the ‘internet of things’ and novel materials in infrastructure) which are then applied to three radically different scenarios: ‘Driving ahead’ Continued growth in GDP and travel per head at a higher rate than the base forecast, accompanied by population growth through migration and implementation of new technologies, notably wide use of autonomous vehicles. Conventional public transport use per capita would tend to decline.‘Live Local’ A shift toward more local behaviour patterns and travel, probably associated with reduced long-distance travel, but also less emphasis on car use.‘Digital divide’ Continued development of new technologies, but also growing income inequality, resulting in many members of society not being able to benefit from these. Lower population growth, resulting in an ageing population. These are not of course the only possible options, and one might envisage a more positive public transport outcome associated with more selective use of cars (especially as car ownership was replaced by car sharing, and/or use of fully autonomous vehicles, resulting in a more open choice of mode for each journey made).
Impact of IT on Quality of Life
Published in G. K. Awari, Sarvesh V. Warjurkar, Ethics in Information Technology, 2022
G. K. Awari, Sarvesh V. Warjurkar
The digital divide is the gap between people who have access to modern information and communication technology and those who do not. There are three major phases that have an effect on global digital injustice. Digital disparity exists between urban and rural populations, as well as between social classes; countries that are less developed economically and countries that are more developed economically, as well as educated and uneducated people, are all represented (Figure 6.2).
A Multi-Dimensional Nomological Network of Mobile Payment Continuance
Published in Journal of Computer Information Systems, 2022
Xiu-Ming Loh, Voon-Hsien Lee, Lai-Ying Leong
The digital divide widely refers to the inequalities surrounding the access and usage of digital technology or service.44 It is a pertinent issue that remains ever-present even though substantial efforts have been taken to bridge the gap.45 This is because the digital divide is a dynamic phenomenon that constantly evolves according to the ever-changing digital setting.46 Given its relevance, this study captures the digital divide in terms of age. More specifically, age-related digital divide has been frequently associated with the differences in digital behavior and utilization.47 As such, there is great value in understanding the differences between the old (digital immigrants who need to adapt to the digital world) and young (digital natives who grew up with the digital world).48
How Do Illiterate People Interact with an Intelligent Voice Assistant?
Published in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2022
Thiago H. O. da Silva, Vasco Furtado, Elizabeth Furtado, Marilia Mendes, Virgilio Almeida, Lanna Sales
The term digital divide has been used to represent the major disparities in the penetration of digital technologies not only in the developing world but also in certain regions of developed countries. Over time, another term has been used to represent the differences between those that enjoy the benefits of digital technologies and those groups that do not know how to use digital services and technologies. The term digital inequality represents multiple disadvantages for underprivileged groups in the use of digital services, such as skills, uses and outcomes (Blake & Tucker, 2006), (Chaudhuri et al., 2020). The evolution of digital technologies has not always been associated with social progress. Voice-assisted interfaces have the potential for digital inclusion. However, technologies such as facial recognition and voice-to-text, do not fully account for the heterogeneity that exists in human beings represented in the data. There is a clear need of studies that show how voice-based interfaces should be designed to contribute to digital inclusion of vulnerable groups, such as illiterate people.
COVID-19 pandemic, information and communications technology (ICT), and the Digital Divide
Published in International Journal of Computers and Applications, 2022
When addressing the issues about technological impact on various human societies, we often hear the term ‘Digital Divide,’ which refers to the gap between various demographics and regions who may or may not have access to modern Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Primarily, we mean the presence or absence of required infrastructure and facilities for using various technological devices and tools for information exchange and communication. However, when new technologies appear in the arena of ICT and those replace the old ones [1] that would create another type of digital divide even among the people who are very familiar with or use such technologies. This particular issue has become more visible during the COVID-19 pandemic, which suddenly has forced us to resort to various ICT means to keep our communications ongoing.