This article proposes a relatively simple indicator, DIDIX, that wasdeveloped in an EU -funded project to benchmark and track national digital divideswithin EU member states. Based on the relative diffusion of computers and theInternet in four disadvantage d socio-demographic groups (compared to...

Recent information society policies have been paying much attention to the threat of a "digital divide".The gap between citizens from different socio-economic backgrounds with regard to theiropportunities and abilities to access and use information and communication technologies iscommonly...

Der Schaffung neuer Beschäftigungschancen wird in der politischen Agenda und in der Rhetorik der Europäischen Union ein hoher Stellenwert eingeräumt. Die boomenden Märkte der Informations- und Kommunikationsindustrie werden als vielversprechendster Bereich für zukünftige Beschäftigung...

The creation of new opportunities for employment is ranking high on the political agenda and in the rhetoric of the European Union. The boom markets of the information and communication industries are regarded as a key area for future employment. The hope for new jobs is nourished by forecasts...