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It is based on a paper presented at the International Association for the Development of the Information Society e\u2010Society conference, 10\u201013 March 2011, Spain (Parycek <jats:italic>et al.<\/jats:italic>, 2011).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>The interpretation follows the results of a study conducted in 2009 and 2010 in school computer labs. The study design includes an online survey, a questionnaire and a cloze test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results give evidence that a Digital Divide in Austria exists even among teenagers, in particular in relation to gender, socio\u2010economic status and school type.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>As the survey was done with 14\u2010year\u2010old pupils, the results are limited to this age group. However, the target group enables researchers to relate the results to the main two school types in Austria, as pupils attend either of these schools at this age.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings of the survey were communicated to the Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture of Austria. 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