Regional Differences of Internet Technology Diffusion in China: A Case Study of Shaanxi and Tibet

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10.2991/978-94-6463-108-1_13How to use a DOI?

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Regional Differences; Internet Technology; Diffusion; Shaanxi; Tibet

Abstract

The regional differences of Internet technology diffusion in China exist not only between developed and underdeveloped regions, but also among provinces and cities in the same region. In the process of Internet oriented social transformation, it is of great significance to explore and overcome the problem of unbalanced diffusion within the country for the development of the whole country and the improvement of people’s living standards. This paper tries to find out the regional influencing factors of Internet technology development through the study of Internet technology diffusion in Shaanxi and Tibet, which both located in Western China. In this paper, the regional differences of Internet technology diffusion are attributed to the regional economic development level, people’s education level and cultural differences, government policy support, enterprise platform support and so on. The quantitative and qualitative research methods are adopted to analyze the causes of the unbalanced diffusion of Internet technology based on the data of Shaanxi and Tibet. The study found that the Internet policies of local governments in Shaanxi and Tibet play an important guiding role in the development of Internet technology. There are differences in the use of Internet technology between Tibet where Tibetans dominate the population, and Shaanxi where Hans dominate the population, reflecting the development of Internet technology diffusion needs an Internet platform compatible with regional education and cultural characteristics. At the same time, people’s education level has a positive impact on the diffusion of Internet technology. Narrowing the gap in the level of educational development between regions will help balance the spread of Internet technology and ease the "digital divide".

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Juan Chen
AU  - Thelma Domingo Palaoag
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - Regional Differences of Internet Technology Diffusion in China: A Case Study of Shaanxi and Tibet
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Computer Science, Information Engineering and Digital Economy (CSIEDE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 105
EP  - 113
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-108-1_13
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-108-1_13
ID  - Chen2022
ER  -