| Abstract [eng] |
Recently the problems of regional digital divide reduction are the key discussion in Lithuania and ES, so the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for community development is relevant and well-timed topic. The main scientific questions of this work are those: * Have the regions of Lithuania the problem of digital divide? * Which instruments Lithuanian governmental and municipal institutions are using for the inclusion of the residents of regions into information society? * How the e-banking services are influencing digital divide reduction? The main objective of this work is to investigate are the e-banking services one of the main instruments of the inclusion of the Lithuanian regional residents into information society. To reach this goal the revision and analysis of governmental and municipal institutions projects for the digital divide reduction was done and also the measurements of information society development level by analysis of statistical data and data gained from the focused discussion groups interview were accomplished. As a result of those investigations a list of recommendations how effectively to increase the rate of the inclusion of the residents of regions into development processes of information society using instruments of e-banking services was proposed. |
