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With the aim of contributing to the empirical discussion on the use of computer technology in the labor market, an analysis of employed women in Mexico is carried out. This tests the hypothesis that the female group presents statistically significant salary differences, favorable to users of ICT, and that the probability of obtaining a better salary is greater if these technologies are used. In addition to this, the existence of a wage premium associated with the use of computers and the Internet for women is verified. In all cases, the results are, favorable for the women who use ICT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a result of the global pandemic of covid-19, distance education went from being a little considered training option to the status of the main operating alternative for the school system. Educational institutions by adapting their work to the use of digital platforms have managed to keep their programs active despite reducing their training expectations. School activities at home face complex social situations that contravene the teaching precepts, cause poor learning and many cases of school dropout. Educational systems in the medium term will promote remote teaching modalities in digital and telematic versions, whose didactics will dominate the 21st century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research analyzes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teachers and students of six careers in the humanities area at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACH), Mexico. The main objective was to establish a user profile, taking into account: time spent connected to the internet, topics addressed during these sessions, browsers, search engines and databases used, and the form and type of people with whom the user communicates. The analyzed sample constitutes a niche, in which all respondents have constant contact with ICTs and even though there is a significant gap in the sociodemographic variables of students and teachers, it was detected that these digital differences between both groups are small. The information collected encourages reflection on what are the challenges to give ICT a use that allows to obtain its maximum benefit in order to increase the productivity of students and teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This In this work, we analyze the role of the digital divide in the information society, as ground for social exclusion in the use of ICT in Mexico. Afterwards, the behavior of the digital divide is analyzed, with its different dimensions through time, also describing the penetration and development levels of ICT. In addition, a case of study of university students enrolled in Information Technology careers is discussed in order to determine the existence of a digital divide and its parameters. Finally, a diagnosis about the growth of the Internet and mobile telephony services in Mexico is carried out, considering the prevailing world economic situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to the manufacturing sector enables to reduce production, management and marketing costs, allowing achieve higher levels of competitiveness. In the social area, ICTs are tools of inclusion improving the provision of education, health and government services, as well as expanding its coverage area of these services. To achieve these benefits it is required a proper incorporation and adaptation of ICTs in the social area, as well as, the development of required ICT services, properly. In this work, we analyze the role of the digital divide in the information society, as ground for social exclusion in the use of ICT in Mexico. Afterwards, the behavior of the digital divide is analyzed, with its different dimensions through time, also describing the penetration and development levels of ICT. Moreover, the case of study of university students enrolled in Information Technology careers is discussed in order to determine the existence of a digital divide and its parameters. Finally, a diagnosis about the growth of the Internet and mobile telephony services in Mexico is carried out, considering the prevailing world economic situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The authors examine the determinants of information and communications technology (ICT) usage among low-income people in three developing countries: Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Using two composite indicators, they focus on cross-country differences and similarities in ICT usage across gender, age, education, and income levels. The authors' analysis indicates that the single most important factor limiting the digitalization of low-income people in all three countries was lack of education. The impact of income itself was low although positive. Their findings also suggest that comprehensive measures that mix standard ICTs with very advanced ones can be misleading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]