ABSTRACT As societies become more connected and digitalised, evidence shows that differences in infrastructure quality are growing between urban and rural areas. The constant catch-up of infrastructure and existing social exclusion factors create a double jeopardy in rural areas. Furthermore, as digital technologies are increasingly embedded into economic, political, social, and personal lives, the disadvantages that occur from disconnection manifest differently depending on the social context of an individual, organisation or community. There is a need to improve our understanding of specific contexts of digitally excluded groups and develop targeted policies and programmes. Drawing from fieldwork in rural communities in Australia, this article examines the relationship between limited connectivity, the local context and socio-economic outcomes in rural areas. We suggest a customised policy framework that is responsive to the diversity and uniqueness of local contexts in connectivity and digital inclusion.

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农村社区的连通性与数字包容性之间的交叉点

摘要随着社会之间的联系日益紧密和数字化，有证据表明，城乡之间基础设施质量的差异正在扩大。基础设施的不断追赶和现有的社会排斥因素在农村地区造成了双重危险。此外，随着数字技术越来越多地嵌入到经济，政治，社会和个人生活中，由于个人，组织或社区的社会背景，断开连接所产生的弊端也有所不同。有必要提高我们对数字排斥群体的具体情况的理解，并制定有针对性的政策和计划。本文从澳大利亚农村社区的田野调查中汲取了经验，研究了有限连通性之间的关系，农村地区的当地情况和社会经济成果。我们建议建立一个定制的政策框架，以响应连接和数字包容性中本地环境的多样性和独特性。