ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the global digital divide, portraying it more as a continuum than a dichotomy. The analysis reveals how the divide has changed over time, various measures of the phenomenon, and how it can be fruitfully theorized. Then it turns to factors that influence digital divides, such as demography, geographic location, employment status, policy measures, and social capital. It emphasizes the spatial unevenness of divides, and discusses its status in the United States, China, India, Japan, and Africa in terms of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
