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. 2012 Feb 17;14(1):e34. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1633

Table 3.

Diffusion of eHealth/digital divide.

Level Policy category Issues
a) Global eHealth policies i. Telecommunication policies allowing increased access
ii. Control of technology costs
iii. Provision of universal and unlimited access to the Internet
iv. Humanitarian vs commercial policies
v. Sharing of knowledge and services
b) Jurisdictional (national and provincial/subnational) policies i. Increasing focus on open-source technologies
ii. Telecommunication policies allowing increased access
iii. Control of technology costs
iv. Capacity building
c) Institutional/individual policies i. Capacity building