Public Policies to solve the differential access to digital technologies and connectivity in Argentina

Authors

  • Susana Finquelievich Director, Research Program on Information Societies, Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, University of Buenos Aires
  • Maria Belen Odena Researcher, Research Program on Information Societies, Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, University of Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/irie496

Keywords:

COVID-19, Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion, Digital Technologies, Knowledge Society

Abstract

In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic manifested our heightened dependency on digital technologies for the operational functioning of all aspects of our lives under lockdowns: access to information, jobs, education, good governance, entertaining, and social and family relations. However, in Argentina, as in all Latin American and Caribbean countries, the pandemic has revealed the many inequalities that affect its population. It is important to recognize the present digital divide, considering the existence of multiple gaps: socio-digital, cognitive, socioeconomic, socio-spatial, gender, linguistic, among others. This paper is focused on the new needs faced to the construction of Knowledge Society in Argentina through the study of its public policies for digital inclusion. It proposes measures to be included in the country`s public policies for Knowledge Society.

References

In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic manifested our heightened dependency on digital technologies for the operational functioning of all aspects of our lives under lockdowns: access to information, jobs, education, good governance, entertaining, and social and family relations. However, in Argentina, as in all Latin American and Caribbean countries, the pandemic has revealed the many inequalities that affect its population. It is important to recognize the present digital divide, considering the existence of multiple gaps: socio-digital, cognitive, socioeconomic, socio-spatial, gender, linguistic, among others. This paper is focused on the new needs faced to the construction of Knowledge Society in Argentina through the study of its public policies for digital inclusion. It proposes measures to be included in the country`s public policies for Knowledge Society.

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Published

2022-11-30

How to Cite

Finquelievich, Susana, and Maria Belen Odena. 2022. “Public Policies to Solve the Differential Access to Digital Technologies and Connectivity in Argentina”. The International Review of Information Ethics 32 (1). Edmonton, Canada. https://doi.org/10.29173/irie496.

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2022): Emerging Technologies and Changing Dynamics of Information (ETCDI) Special Issue

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