Young people and the digital divide in Egypt : an empirical study

Abstract EN

This paper uses an ordered probit model to empirically assess the determinants of the digital divide in Egypt, using a sample of 15,029 individuals between the ages of 10 and 29.

The main contribution of the current study is in the construction of the ICT composite indices for Egypt, namely the digital divide index, measuring the urban and rural digital divide among youth in Egypt based on the SYPE survey.

Our results show that there is a positive correlation between urbanization and the digital divide.

Other control variables such as gender, wealth, and the level of education are found to be significant predictors of the digital divide as well.

These results are in line with previous empirical literature.

Finally, policy implications are also discussed.