Elirea Bornman
Information society and digital divide in South Africa: results of longitudinal surveys
University of South Africa
integration information society implies information plays increasingly important role sectors society holds distinct social economic benefits discourses information society however also associated digital divide inequalities access use information communication technologies icts within subsaharan africa south africa often regarded one informationintegrated societies due widespread mobile phone ownership among things however ict access emphasized research also points role demographic socioeconomic cultural factors ethnicity income education gender article discusses results questionnaire surveys conducted afrobarometer among probability south african samples 2008 2011 results indicate individual internet use mobile internet access lower estimated literature furthermore gender gaps well considerable gaps population groups educational levels found internet computer use mobile ownership access mobile internet accessing news via internet conclusions regarding strategies bridging digital divide integrating south africa information society discussed