Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the need for internet connectivity and technological devices across the population, but especially among school-aged children. For a large proportion of pupils, access to a connected computer nowadays makes the difference between being able to keep up with their educational development and falling badly behind. This paper provides a detailed account of the digitally deprived children in Europe, according to the latest available wave of the European Union - Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that 5.4% of school-aged children in Europe are digitally deprived and that differences are large across countries. Children that cohabit with low-educated parents, in poverty or in severe material deprivation are those most affected.
Source: Child Indicators Research
Authors: Sara Ayllón, Halla Holmarsdottir, Samuel Lado
Institutions: Universitat de Girona, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,090
Awards: G1175115578, G210041235, G2262748287, G2601397997, G2742070298, G300979063, G34346518, G3480869486, G3680647764, G3681454997, G4042783231, G425668148, G434337789, G5080475149, G5195188938, THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS ON THE DIGITAL GENERATION, G6827143122, G7084143925, G8684520763
OpenAlex ID: W4313595033