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Ashleigh Weeden shares insights on bridging the rural/urban digital divide with the Centre for International Governance Innovation

Submitted by dfoolen on July 27th, 2021 5:23 PM

Ashleigh Weeden, PhD Candidate in Rural Studies, has published new commentary with the Centre for International Governance Innovation with co-author Dr. Wayne Kelly (Brandon University, Manitoba). The article focuses on the rural/urban digital divide and it’s implications for rural Canada, particularly as underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic, entitled "The Digital Divide has Become a Chasm: Here’s How We Bridge the Gap [1]”.  

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Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/news/2021/07/ashleigh-weeden-shares-insights-bridging-ruralurban-digital-divide-centre-international

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[1] https://www.cigionline.org/articles/the-digital-divide-has-become-a-chasm-heres-how-we-bridge-the-gap/