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Strategies for IT convergence services in rural areas

Abstract:

The digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. The inequality of accessing information could cause the inequality of opportunity between different social groups. This inevitably results in social problems. The Korea government has been conducting a project resolving the digital divide between urban areas and rural areas since 2010. In this paper, we introduce the rural BcN project of the Korea government with the motivation and development plans. After that, we propose the strategies for boosting broadcast-communication services and the strategies for enhancing user experience. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.