Closing the Digital Divide

STEWART MARSHALL is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland University in North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.WALLACE TAYLOR leads the Faculty of Informatics and Communication's work program at the COIN Internet Academy at Central Queensland University.XINGHUO YU is Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Informatics and Communication, Central Queensland University.

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