With sustained growth blessing the region, Latin America found itself with an expansive business sector and a demanding public sector, all looking to technology for answers to big social issue
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Cecilia Ergueta
Correísmo hangs on: What to expect from Ecuador's new president | The Economist - 0 views
Here's What the Digital Divide Looks Like in the United States: | The White House - 0 views
The Digital Divide: Closing the Gap between Access and Innovation in Latin America - COHA - 0 views
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Most Latin American nations could be described as straddling the gap of the digital divide in a sustained balancing act.
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“digital divide” has become shorthand for any gap between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas with regards to both their opportunities and access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs
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How digital connectivity is transforming Latin America | World Economic Forum - 0 views
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90% percent of the region is covered by mobile broadband
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only about 50% of those people are “connected” and online
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three primary barriers to internet use: a lack of locally-relevant content, a lack of digital skills and limited affordability among segments of the population.
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The Internet of Things: The Next Digital Divide for Latin America? : World : Latin Post - 0 views
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Latin America is currently poised to fall behind in the next big evolution of the Internet.
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last year Latin America as a whole grew in IP traffic by 25 percent, with traffic growth for the mobile Internet at an incredible 87 percent.
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things are not looking as bright for the growth of the Internet of Things there.
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Wife and Running Mate: A Real-Life 'House of Cards' in Nicaragua - The New York Times - 0 views
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She will be on the Nov. 6 ballot to become vice president.Her running mate? Her husband, President Daniel Orteg
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“It’s not that she has as many followers as her husband — she has more,”
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government was widely criticized for taking bolder steps to secure Mr. Ortega’s power, raising troubling questions about the state of Nicaragua’s young democracy.
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