Geography matters: Mapping human development and digital access

Authors

  • Stephanie Birdsall
  • William Birdsall

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v10i10.1281

Abstract

Policy circles have long made the assumption that information and communications technologies promote human development. In mapping the Human Development Index (HDI) against the Digital Access Index (DAI) we explore the statistical and spatial relationship between human development and digital access. The results suggest information and communications technologies may not play as strong a role in promoting human development as is usually asserted and that public policies might need to be centered more on human rather than digital capital.

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Published

2005-10-03

How to Cite

Birdsall, S., & Birdsall, W. (2005). Geography matters: Mapping human development and digital access. First Monday, 10(10). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v10i10.1281