Who is left behind? Exploring the characteristics of China's broadband non-adopting families

C Liu, L Wang - Telecommunications Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
China has made significant progress in broadband development. As of September 2018,
95% of China's population was covered by 4G networks. However, our estimates show that …

Does national broadband plan narrow regional digital divide? Evidence from China

C Liu, L Wang - Chinese Journal of Communication, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although an increasing number of countries are striving to implement broadband plans,
there is a dearth of research that examines whether having a national broad plan could …

Equalization or polarization? The effect of the Internet on National Urban Hierarchies across the world, 2000–2018

Y Wang, Z Yu, B Sun - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
As Internet adoption and diffusion continues worldwide, little is known about its effects on the
restructuring of national urban hierarchies globally. We create a city population panel data …

Virtual worlds and gamification to increase integration of international students in higher education: An inclusive design approach

B Zhang, N Robb, J Eyerman, L Goodman - … du e-learning et la formation à …, 2017 - ijede.ca
In response to the growing trend of internationalisation in education, it is important to
consider approaches to help international students integrate into their new settings. One …

City innovation ability and internet infrastructure development: Evidence from the “Broadband China” policy

Y Liu, Y Fan, Y Wang, J Huang… - Bulletin of Economic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Broadband China”(BC), the new Chinese government implementation in 2013, has
led to substantial investments in internet infrastructure development. Furthermore, accurately …

Towards a national broadband strategy for Australia, 2020-2030

J Holmes, J Burke, L Campbell… - … and the Digital …, 2020 - search.informit.org
This Report has been developed by the TelSoc National Broadband Network (NBN) Futures
Group, drawing on substantial work since early 2019 to examine the current state and …

Falling through the net again: exploring the characteristics of internet dropout in China

C Liu, L Wang, H Liu - Universal Access in the Information Society, 2024 - Springer
The characteristics of people who have never used the internet (non-adopters) and policy
remedies have been well researched in scholarship on the digital divide. However, little is …

Critical evaluation of China's universal service policy: Toward a harmonious online nation

L Wang, C Liu - The Information Society, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In response to the Communist Party's call to build a harmonious society, China initiated its
universal service program in 2004. This article aims to provide a data-based analysis of the …

Universal service in Vietnam: An institutional approach

M Falch - Telecommunications Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Applying institutional theory to look at the Program 74 (a universal service policy) in
Vietnam, this paper concludes that the Vietnamese universal service policy was strongly …

Fiber to the Countryside: A Comparison of Public and Community Initiatives in the UK

P Gerli, J Whalley - 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
Smart farming, e-health and e-commerce are just some of the multiple opportunities that
digitisation offers to rural communities and businesses. Their ability though to participate in …