An approach to the digital divide in Costa Rica from the point of view of access, connectivity and digital literacy

 

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Autores: Muñoz Alvarado, María Daniela, Nicaragua Nicaragua, Rosa
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2014
Descripción:The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of the digital divide in Costa Rica through a bibliographic review on the issues of access to technology, connectivity and digital literacy. Thus, the article presents an introduction to the concept of digital divide, its status in Costa Rica and comprehensive data on access to information technology and communication, connectivity and digital literacy. It also makes a synthesis of the various projects and institutions that collaborate in reducing the digital divide in the country. It is concluded that efforts are not enough and are disconnected. The involvement of various institutions is necessary to reduce the digital divide as well as using ICT as a real tool for the empowerment of the individual and of the information society.  
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/12866
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/eciencias/article/view/12866
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:digital divide
access
connectivity
digital literacy
information and communication technologies
Costa Rica
brecha digital
acceso
conectividad
alfabetización digital
tecnologías de la información y la comunicación