Abstract
It is important to take digital inequality research in consideration when focusing on electronic public service delivery. From this point of view, this paper considers four digital skills that citizens need when using online public services. Measurements of these skills in the Netherlands indicate that on average 80% of the operational skill Internet assignments, 72% of formal Internet skills assignments, 62% of the information Internet skills assignments and 25% of strategic Internet skills assignments have been successfully completed. Performances are significantly different for people with high, medium and low level of education attained and in some cases for people with different age. The Dutch government’s expectation that every citizen with an Internet connection is able to complete the assignments clearly is not justified.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Electronic Government: 7th International Conference, EGOV 2008, Turin, Italy, August 31 - September 5, 2008 |
Editors | Maria A. Wimmer, Hans J. Scholl, Enrico Ferro |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 195-206 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783540852032 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Event | 7th International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2008 - Turin, Italy Duration: 31 Aug 2008 → 5 Sept 2008 Conference number: 7 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture notes in computer science |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 5184 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 7th International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2008 |
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Abbreviated title | EGOV |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Turin |
Period | 31/08/08 → 5/09/08 |
Keywords
- METIS-253255
- IR-94467