Why Device-Related Digital Inequalities Matter for E-Government Engagement?

IF 3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2023-05-14 DOI:10.1177/08944393231176595

Matías Dodel

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Abstract

Mobile devices were key drivers for recent Internet expansion in lower-income countries, democratizing access. Nonetheless, concerns arose regarding their role in the creation of new digital underclass related to the capital-enhancing consequences of Internet use. Among these, e-government engagement allows individuals to reduce the administrative burdens of governmental interactions. Nonetheless, its uptake has been proven to be highly stratified in Latin American countries where most services are not digital-by-default. The article argues that disparities in digital access play a role in this e-government divides. It examines the antecedents and determinants of household computer access and mobile-only Internet use, and e-government engagement in Brazil. Based on “TIC Domicilios 2019” survey, using logistic regressions to predict household access to computers, mobile-only Internet access, and e-government engagement. Mediation analyses of the latter models are conducted, testing the sequential nature of socio-digital inequalities based on the DiSTO framework. Findings show that living in a household with computers reduces the chances of being a mobile-only user and increases the odds of e-government engagement. Mobile-only access reduces e-government engagement. The effects of socioeconomic status and digital inequalities are mediated by household access to computers and mobile-only use. Implications for digital inclusion policies are discussed.

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为什么与设备相关的数字不平等对电子政务参与很重要?

移动设备是最近低收入国家互联网扩张的关键驱动力，使接入民主化。尽管如此，他们在创造新的数字下层阶级方面的作用引起了人们的关注，这与互联网使用带来的资本增值后果有关。其中，电子政务参与允许个人减少政府互动的行政负担。尽管如此，在大多数服务不是默认的数字服务的拉丁美洲国家，它的使用已经被证明是高度分层的。本文认为，数字访问的差异在这种电子政务分歧中发挥了作用。它考察了巴西家庭电脑接入、移动互联网使用和电子政务参与的先决条件和决定因素。基于“TIC Domicilios 2019”调查，使用logistic回归预测家庭电脑接入、移动互联网接入和电子政务参与。对后一种模型进行了中介分析，测试了基于DiSTO框架的社会数字不平等的顺序性质。调查结果显示，生活在一个有电脑的家庭中，减少了只使用手机的机会，增加了参与电子政务的机会。只有移动设备的访问减少了电子政务的参与。社会经济地位和数字不平等的影响可以通过家庭使用电脑和只使用移动设备来调节。讨论了数字包容政策的影响。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

9.00

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.