CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN RIAU THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF CYBER CAFéâS ROLE
Education, informastion and communication are the foundations of human advancement and prosperity. Various forms of advancement in human development is the manifestation of science and technology. But it is realized that the rate of development and utilization of science and technology revolutio...
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| Format: | Theses |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/83385 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Education, informastion and communication are the foundations of human
advancement and prosperity. Various forms of advancement in human
development is the manifestation of science and technology. But it is realized
that the rate of development and utilization of science and technology
revolution is not evenly distributed. Technological gap caused by assymetric
access, commonly recognized as digital divide, is often happened and become
problem.
One much anticipated national Information and Communication Technology
program to have a significant role in closing the Digital Divide problem is the
Warung Internet (Warnet), Indonesian term for Cyber Cafe. To identify the
influence of Warnet technology to the community then monitoring and
measurement of Warnet’s role, as feedback analysis, is required.
A qualitative study, supported by descriptive and statistical analysis has shown
that Warnet has the capability to actively participated in bridging the digital
divide efforts, especially in accessing the Internet. The role of Warnet, as a
complementary sokution to individual access, should be improved to be an ICT
Center and developed as government’s partner in closing the digital divide |
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