Abstract

SOTO-HERNANDEZ, Diego; VALENCIA-LOPEZ, Oscar David  and  RENTERIA-GAETA, Rafael. Literacy and the Digital Divide among Mexico's Indigenous Peoples, 1990-2015. Socioeconomic Effects. Trilogía. Cienc. Tecnol. Soc. [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.23, pp.84-107.  Epub July 15, 2020. ISSN 2145-7778.  https://doi.org/10.22430/21457778.1720.

Literacy and digital literacy represent one of the main challenges for governments at the international level. The development of Information and Communication Technologies brings about a global transformation that boosts economic development and improves the quality of life of a large part of the world's population. However, certain human groups have not succeeded in adequately integrating themselves into the dynamics of socio-economic exchange aimed at producing well-being. This situation reflects some of the shortcomings of our institutional systems and is also a reminder of the work yet to be done. In this context, this paper reports on the impact of these deficiencies, especially on the quality of the education received by the indigenous peoples of Mexico. This research therefore describes the context of literacy and the digital divide for these populations between 1990 and 2015. A descriptive statistical analysis of the levels of literacy and access to ICT was carried out to achieve this. We conclude that the digital divide between native peoples is also a risk factor in education, compromising their development in the area of the Knowledge Society.

Keywords : Internet access; learning community; social demography; knowledge management; participatory media; information needs.

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