Improving ICT use within the underserved community: Empowering the non-native English speaker

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Abstract

Access to electronic information resources remains a problem for underserved communities, especially non-native English speakers. Diffusion of technology and alternate low-cost methods to capitalize on technology's potential are needed to reach populations with limited resources. This research places emphasis on a training approach to maximize message content and information exchange targeting subpopulations in underserved communities. The proposed approach leverages findings from a Spring 2007 study, which utilized a web-based training application to obtain pre-training and post-training measures from community responders including participants from the proposed subpopulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Pages4936-4943
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2009
Event15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 6 Aug 20099 Aug 2009

Publication series

Name15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Volume7

Conference

Conference15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period6/08/099/08/09

Keywords

  • Community
  • Diffusion of technology
  • Digital divide
  • Individual preparedness
  • Mobile technology
  • Text messaging

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