The research approach was quantitative and focused on determining the factors that affect digital distance in developing Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member economies and in comparing these factors to those affecting the wealthiest developed nations, members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
1. Economic indicators: GDP per capita and inflation
2. Social indicators: income inequality, secondary education average, illiteracy level, and urbanization level
3. Infrastructural indicator: level of electricity or number of televisions (where specific level of electricity data is not available)