Exploring the Digital Divide A Case of Russia and Turkey.docVIP

Exploring the Digital Divide: A Case of Russia and Turkey A. Ac?lar, Bilecik University (Turkey), ali.acilar@bilecik.edu.tr M. Markin, Higher School of Economics (Russia), mmarkin@hse.ru E. Nazarbaeva, Higher School of Economics (Russia), enazarbaeva@hse.ru Introduction ICTs have dramatically transformed the societies and the economies around the world over the past few decades. With advanced ICTs, especially the Internet, today, the world has become a global village. Although developed countries enjoy the benefits of ICTs in almost all areas of life, developing countries do not benefit enough