Digital divide in Germany

[1] There are several factors contributing to the digital divide in Germany, including age, gender, family structure, education, ethnicity, and motivation.

[2] With a large market of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Germany, there are still areas that don't have access to high-speed internet.

[3] In 2014 alone, revenue from foreign exports in ICT hardware and consumer electronics that were made in Germany reached $37.3 billion.

Germans of all ages are using more and more social networks in past years, a strong indicator of a diminishing digital divide.

Principle causes of economic growth include a capital stock increase, technological advances, greater quality of literacy, and recently must take environmental sound into account.

[14] According to data provided by Deloitte in 2014, Germany in-store retail sales are influenced 30% by digital technologies, and 15% by web-enabled mobile devices.

These technological advances expands the connectivity between online and offline shopping and effects the way society is buying their goods.

Federal and State government and Germany university politics are in support for improving internet utilization under academic research and teaching conditions.

Financial contribution by the states and federal government are due to the goal of bridging the digital divide in Germany.