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Digital Divide and Caste in Rural Pakistan
Ahsan Abdullah
This study examined how caste influences adoption of information and communication technologies. It entailed a survey of 2750 farmers, who were interviewed in-person, in rural Punjab (Pakistan) and two different methods for data analysis – data mining and indices based statistical analysis. The analysis shows digital divides at the caste level. Furthermore, it shows that old and new technologies diffuse differently among castes.