Digital Poverty - Ch. 2 - Analysis of ICT demand
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This paper discusses the notions of poverty, information needs and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to offer a concept of digital poverty and estimate the digital poverty level in Latin America and the Caribbean . The paper is composed of two sections. The first section contains the conceptual discussion of digital poverty, its types and possible levels. ICTs are defined based on their use and the conditions for such use. Digital poverty is therefore defined as a lack of ICTs and might be a feature of any population segment, whether or not economically poor. In the second section of this paper the concept of digital poverty and its resulting classifications are validated by using data from a household survey (ENAHO) carried out in Peru . Lastly, the conclusions and future research lines are presented.
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