Do Insecure Systems Increase Global Digital Divide?

Do Insecure Systems Increase Global Digital Divide?

Jawed Siddiqi, Ja’far Alqatawna, Mohammad Hjouj Btoush
ISBN13: 9781605663883|ISBN10: 1605663883|EISBN13: 9781605663890
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-388-3.ch013
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Siddiqi, Jawed, et al. "Do Insecure Systems Increase Global Digital Divide?." E-Strategies for Technological Diffusion and Adoption: National ICT Approaches for Socioeconomic Development, edited by Sherif Kamel, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 234-243. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-388-3.ch013

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Siddiqi, J., Alqatawna, J., & Btoush, M. H. (2010). Do Insecure Systems Increase Global Digital Divide?. In S. Kamel (Ed.), E-Strategies for Technological Diffusion and Adoption: National ICT Approaches for Socioeconomic Development (pp. 234-243). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-388-3.ch013

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Siddiqi, Jawed, Ja’far Alqatawna, and Mohammad Hjouj Btoush. "Do Insecure Systems Increase Global Digital Divide?." In E-Strategies for Technological Diffusion and Adoption: National ICT Approaches for Socioeconomic Development, edited by Sherif Kamel, 234-243. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-388-3.ch013

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Abstract

This chapter surveys the issues concerning the digital divide facing developing nations. The authors assert that “insecurity” and the “digital divide” are highly dependent on each other and as insecurity increases so does the digital divide. Therefore, the authors propose to extend the concept of the digital divide to include information security features by putting forward a new model or paradigm of security that is multi-faceted and is able to assist in bridging the digital divide gap. They argue that a lack of attention to security reduces the access to and use of resources with which to attack the digital divide. In particular, for e-business, the authors conclude that in developing countries having security issues at the forefront would encourage engagement with e-initiatives, or restrain it if there is an absence of security.

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