Digital Poverty Alleviation of European Union: Strategy, Practice and Inspiration

  • Zhao Anqi Fu Shaoxiong
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Received date: 2018-12-19

  Online published: 2019-06-12

Abstract

With rapid development of digital technology, digital poverty has become a serious problem. European Union (EU) has made great achievements in the alleviation of digital poverty through a series of digital strategies. Based on the connotation of digital poverty, this study summarizes the strategies of digital poverty alleviation in EU. Using the cumulative and recursive model of access to digital technology, this study introduces the practice to improve people's digital consciousness from policies and laws. Taking infrastructure construction in poor area and digital service of disadvantaged groups into consideration, the research investigates the methods of digital poverty alleviation in physical dimension. By analyzing the digital literacy education of government, schools and libraries, the study examines the practice to improve digital skills and promote digital resource utilization.

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Zhao Anqi Fu Shaoxiong . Digital Poverty Alleviation of European Union: Strategy, Practice and Inspiration[J]. Library & Information, 2019 , 39(02) : 1 -10 . DOI: 10.11968/tsyqb.1003-6938.2019019

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