Contextualizing the rural in digital studies: A computational literature review of rural-digital relations

Q Zhang, NA Webster, S Han, WY Ayele - Technology in society, 2023 - Elsevier
Digital technologies are changing how and where we live, work and socialize. Rural areas
are distinctive spaces and places but in the current debates of new digital phenomena …

Internet access and poverty reduction: Evidence from rural and urban Mexico

J Mora-Rivera, F García-Mora - Telecommunications Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Using data from Mexico's 2016 National Household Income and Expenditure Survey
(ENIGH), we estimate the impact of Internet access on the multidimensional and income …

[HTML][HTML] Mind the gap: The AURORAL ecosystem for the digital transformation of smart communities and rural areas

O Gómez-Carmona, D Buján-Carballal… - Technology in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rural areas play a crucial role in addressing challenges related to climate change, food
provision, biomass, and energy. At the same time, digital solutions have proven essential in …

What makes better village economic development in traditional agricultural areas of China? Evidence from 338 villages

X Qin, Y Li, Z Lu, W Pan - Habitat International, 2020 - Elsevier
Villages are homes for most rural residents and powerhouses of the rural economy, with a
vital role in reducing rural-urban disparity. It raises the need to explore the driving forces of …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants and mechanisms of digital financial inclusion development: Based on urban-rural differences

G Liu, Y Huang, Z Huang - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The combination of digital finance and financial inclusion can better meet the needs of those
who have little access to financial services. This paper investigated the differences in the …

[HTML][HTML] ICT in rural areas from the perspective of dairy farming: A systematic review

A Vázquez-López, M Barrasa-Rioja, M Marey-Perez - Future Internet, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study presents a systematic review of 169 papers concerning the ICT (Information and
Communication Technologies) related to rural areas, specifically to dairy farms. The …

Exploring the impacts of Internet access on poverty: A regional analysis of rural Mexico

F Garcia-Mora, J Mora-Rivera - New media & society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this article is to estimate the impact of Internet access on poverty for a
sample of people living in contrasting regions located across rural Mexico. Using a quasi …

The role of municipal digital services in advancing rural resilience

VR Levesque, KP Bell, ES Johnson - Government Information Quarterly, 2024 - Elsevier
Community resilience refers to collective efforts to help improve response and recovery for
the entire community in response to disasters. Municipalities that provide information and …

Innovation resistance and mobile banking in rural Colombia

A van Klyton, JF Tavera-Mesías… - Journal of Rural …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research examines innovation resistance to a mobile banking and digital money
initiative in rural communities. Despite studies on the impact of mobile banking applications …

Disinformation as the weaponization of cruel optimism: A critical intervention in misinformation studies

JC Young - Emotion, Space and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past five years there has been an explosion of mis-and disinformation, with
negative social and political impacts felt around the globe. The spread of misinformation has …