Abstract
This research aims to analyse digital exclusion in the context of African countries, through a careful analysis of access to and literacy on the Internet and digital devices in digitally developing and underdeveloped contexts, as well as identifying possible controversies in the literature. In methodological terms, this is a mixed study whose data collection consisted of questionnaire surveys and documentary analysis. It is concluded that digital exclusion in the context of the digital revolution historicises, contextualises, empirically substantiates and conceptually reflects on the digital divide. The digital divide in Africa describes an inequality between those who have access to information and ICTs and the skills needed to make use of those technologies and those who do not have the access or skills to use those same technologies’ that still prevails in some African states in an era of digital revolution and massification. This research has shown that some countries on the African continent still face issues related to digital exclusion, motivated by issues related to inclusion policies, such as access to school, digital literacy and others. It was also found that regional and municipal disparities related to the issue are evident in a country where social inequalities are well known.
Presenters
Stover Eduardo EzequiasProfessor, ISCTE Institute of Public and Social Policies, Lisbon, Portugal
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2025 Special Focus—From Democratic Aesthetics to Digital Culture
KEYWORDS
Digital exclusion, Digital revolution, Digital divide, Africa
