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Title:
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PROMOTING ICTs UPTAKE AMONG THE REFUGEEIMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN NEW ZEALAND |
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Author(s):
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Eltahir Kabbar , Barbara Crump |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-35-5 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Social inclusion, ICT adoption, digital divide, immigrants, New Zealand |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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55 |
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Last Page:
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62 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Advances in, and the rapid adoption rate of, ICTs in many industrialised nations has led to an e-society where it is
generally accepted that people can benefit both socially and economically. Despite the ubiquity of computing in such
countries there are still sector groups who are marginalised and in danger of social exclusion because they are on the
wrong side of the digital divide. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study involving one such potentially
marginalised group, refugee immigrants in New Zealands capital city, Wellington. Factors influencing the uptake (or
otherwise), and usage of ICTs by participants were identified. The findings revealed that the majority of the participants
lacked computing experience and young, male participants with a relatively higher educational background were more
likely to be adopters. In contrast, older female participants with little or no education were less likely to participate in
ICTs. The most common factor in adoption of ICTs for the immigrants who were new to computing was via friends and
family. Based on the studys results recommendations are made for promoting the uptake of ICTs among members of this
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