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Concentration of Access to Information and Communication Technologies in the Municipalities of the Brazilian Legal Amazon

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  • Silvana Rossy de Brito
  • Aleksandra do Socorro da Silva
  • Adejard Gaia Cruz
  • Maurílio de Abreu Monteiro
  • Nandamudi Lankalapalli Vijaykumar
  • Marcelino Silva da Silva
  • João Crisóstomo Weyl Albuquerque Costa
  • Carlos Renato Lisboa Francês

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This study fills demand for data on access and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Brazilian legal Amazon, a region of localities with identical economic, political, and social problems. We use the 2010 Brazilian Demographic Census to compile data on urban and rural households (i) with computers and Internet access, (ii) with mobile phones, and (iii) with fixed phones. To compare the concentration of access to ICT in the municipalities of the Brazilian Amazon with other regions of Brazil, we use a concentration index to quantify the concentration of households in the following classes: with computers and Internet access, with mobile phones, with fixed phones, and no access. These data are analyzed along with municipal indicators on income, education, electricity, and population size. The results show that for urban households, the average concentration in the municipalities of the Amazon for computers and Internet access and for fixed phones is lower than in other regions of the country; meanwhile, that for no access and mobile phones is higher than in any other region. For rural households, the average concentration in the municipalities of the Amazon for computers and Internet access, mobile phones, and fixed phones is lower than in any other region of the country; meanwhile, that for no access is higher than in any other region. In addition, the study shows that education and income are determinants of inequality in accessing ICT in Brazilian municipalities and that the existence of electricity in rural households is directly associated with the ownership of ICT resources.

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  • Silvana Rossy de Brito & Aleksandra do Socorro da Silva & Adejard Gaia Cruz & Maurílio de Abreu Monteiro & Nandamudi Lankalapalli Vijaykumar & Marcelino Silva da Silva & João Crisóstomo Weyl Albuquerq, 2016. "Concentration of Access to Information and Communication Technologies in the Municipalities of the Brazilian Legal Amazon," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(4), pages 1-21, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0152655
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152655
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