Inequality in the Digital Environment 2017

Dear Colleagues,

Affordable Internet access has the capability of fostering development and growth by enabling access to information, education, and opportunities. The large gap between the
opportunities available to those who can and those who cannot access the Internet, has led to the concept of Digital Inequality. Despite the technological advantages offered by Internet access, such access in worldwide terms is still limited—with an estimated 3 billion people, around half of the world’s population, denied an equal growth opportunity due to the lack of Internet access.

The ICT for development (ICT4D) community, including researchers, the private sector, governments and civil society, is poised to exploit recent advances in communications and networking technologies that can close this gap. These new advances include the ubiquitous and increasingly available and affordable mobile devices that connect to communication networks wirelessly (without the extensive investment in last-mile infrastructure), as well as the development of new network architectures and solutions, such as cloud computing, software defined networking, dynamic spectrum access in TV band white spaces (TVWS), cognitive radio networks, community networking, satellite and drone solutions. In addition, advances driven by Moore’s law are helping to increase the
affordability of ICT solutions, including cheap and less power consuming networking equipment.

Scientific contributions to this Special Issue are expected in order to enrich the above-mentioned solutions, while providing specific original and valuable results of pertaining research.

Dr. Marco Zennaro
Guest Editor

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