ABSTRACT
Contents 5.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................80 5.2 Comparing the Digital Divide in Russia with the EU ................................81 5.3 Spatial Polarization of the Information Society in Russia:
Measurement and Its Origins .....................................................................87 5.3.1 Measuring Digital Divide of the Regions ........................................88 5.3.2 Statistical Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the Digital
Divide of the Russian Regions ........................................................91 5.3.2.1 Multiple Factors of Information Society Development .....92 5.3.2.2 Role of Economic Factors .................................................93 5.3.2.3 Human Capital as the Factor Contributing to
Information Society Development ....................................93 5.3.2.4 Role of the Academic Community....................................96 5.3.2.5 State Policy and Regulation as e-Development Factor.......98
