e-Governance and Digital Divide - A Case Study of Mainland China and Macao SAR

摘要

Good e-Governance should encourage as many individuals as possible to have access to government information through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Unfortunately, digital divide does exist. According to the survey of Mainland China and Macao SAR, we found that the main reason for people not using Internet is the lack of computer/Internet skills. Therefore, we suggest that overcoming the digital divide requires not only to provide necessary equipments but also, more important, to provide computer education for non-netizens.