Early work on the "Digital Divide"... even before that term gained popular currency

URI Tech/Markets Research: Led by Ruby Roy Dholakia

Starting from the mid-1980s, a strong, varied and insightful stream of research developed under the direction of Professor Ruby Roy Dholakia at the University of Rhode Island (URI), examining multiple aspects of Telecom, E-Commerce, M-Commerce, Social Media, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Smart Homes, Internet of Things, and many related aspects of technology-induced changes in markets and consumer behaviors. This research continues via her associates – in Americas, Europe and Asia.