Broadband in Latin America: Beyond Connectivity

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La inclusión digital en la educación de Tarija, Bolivia

En este estudio se analiza la inclusión digital en la educación secundaria del Distrito Educativo de Tarija, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, en la gestión 2012-2013, conforme con los indicadores del Plan de Acción Regional elac. Esta investigación es exploratoria y de carácter descriptivo, con una muestra de 311 estudiantes, 108 profesores y 15 directores de establecimientos educacionales. Según los resultados, los adolescentes acceden a Internet buscando información y entretenimiento; la expansión de las tecnologías móviles entre ellos ofrece múltiples posibilidades educativas y la insuficiente formación de los profesores para la integración de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (tic) en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje es uno de los desafíos más importantes. Se ha determinado la existencia de las tic en los establecimientos educacionales, pero no su uso. Los esfuerzos locales y nacionales están contribuyendo a reducir la brecha digital y promover la igualdad de oportunidades para los jóvenes.

Report of the planning meeting of partners of the Caribbean Information Societies Measurement Initiative

The Planning Meeting of Partners was organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC - an ECLAC project supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the University of West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus and the Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme, Mona School of Business at UWI, Jamaica. The Caribbean Information Societies Measurement Initiative (CISMI) is a component of the research proposal entitled “Networks for Development: The Caribbean ICT Research Programme”, recently submitted to IDRC for funding approval. The main objective of this programme is to “promote multi-stakeholder knowledge exchange and dialogue about the potential contribution of Information and Communications Technology for economic development and poverty alleviation in the Caribbean” The proposed budget for the CISMI component within the aforementioned proposal is US$ 150,000. The main objectives of the CISMI component are twofold: (a) to conduct a comprehensive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) survey in the Caribbean subregion to cover baseline information needs for studies and analysis from different partners involved in the construction of the Caribbean Information Societies; and (b) to analyze the household-level data, including the status of broadband and mobile usage in selected Caribbean countries in order to promote evidence-based policy planning and implementation with respect to ICT development and its impact on social and economic development in the subregion. The Planning Meeting of Partners was convened to: (a) discuss the CISMI component partnership arrangements, (b) discuss the design and implementation mechanisms of the survey instrument (questionnaire); (c) inform and engage potential key stakeholders; and (d) obtain information from potential service providers (survey companies). The Planning Meeting of Partners took place on 28 and 29 September 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

La nueva revolución digital: de la Internet del consumo a la Internet de la producción

Prólogo de Alicia Bárcena

Estratégias de sobrevivência e renda dos cortadores de cana de Barrinha/SP diante do crescente processo de mecanização do corte

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