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There are many teacher training programs designed to encourage the use of ICT, but not all have been effective. To deepen this problem, this study analyze the factors associated with the use of ICT resources at an educational level in Colombia. For this, a survey was applied, with 5% confidence and a margin of error of ± 4, to a sample of 602 teachers of Primary Education, of Barranquilla, Colombia. The data allow to observe that factors related to the digital competence and the favorable attitude towards the use of the ICT of the teachers, as well as the institutional support in the incorporation of the TIC in the pedagogical processes in the educative centers, they have a significant statistical relationship with the level of use of ICT in teachinglearning processes. To contribute to a greater use of this type of resources in educational centers, it is necessary to promote spaces that help the promotion of digital skills in teachers, and a greater reflection and participation of these in the decisions of use of ICT in the classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to measure the level of knowledge, use of open data among citizens in that country, and identify factors that significantly affect the use of these in Colombia. The results obtained from a survey of one thousand 218 citizens, with 95% confidence and ee=+/- 2.8, show a very low level of knowledge and application of Open Data in that country; identifying a set of factors that significantly affect it (for example, using alternative media and civil platforms, among others); and the necessary participation of Colombian public and private stakeholders to increase the impact of Open Data movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes how journalism professors at Colombian universities use ICT in the teaching process. This analysis is based on the results obtained during 2009 from 63 professors affiliated with journalism departments at 29 universities that belong to the Colombian Association of Journalism Departments and University Programs. The results allow us to conclude that, in the present time, the professors have a low level of contact and use around ICT resources, which can be influencing in the reduction of the possibilities of acquisition of ability that many new professionals of communication and journalism require at present. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]