Access and use of information and communication technologies in mexico: determining factors
Journal Title: PAAKAT: Revista de Tecnología y Sociedad - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 14
Abstract
The evolution and insertion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have managed to be a core of transformation, where the application, generation and accumulation of knowledge increase exponentially at a global level, but unevenly. The present study analyzes the digital divide in Mexico through the identification of the determinants of the availability and use of ICT. Econometric regressions were estimated with data from the National Survey on Availability of Information Technologies in Households (ENDUTIH) 2016. The results confirm that the access and use of computer, Internet and mobile phone is related to age, schooling level, income, occupation, digital skills and geographical location. However, in the use is an essential acquisition digital skill for optimal use of ICT.
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Marlen Martínez Domínguez
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