Digitalization unlocks opportunities and posits challenges.
evidence + dialogue = better policies
WHAT IS NUDOS
Opportunities
Digital technologies can result in great positive effects
- Social ties
networks and support - Access to information and knowledge
understanding and access to opportunities - Democracy
empowerment and participation
Inequalities
But there also are mayor gaps and challenges
- Unequal access
stable and fast internet - Divergent uses
devices and applications - Asymmetric skills
searching, producing, understanding, and evaluating content
[During lockdowns] we started to organize everything through WhatsApp. Those who were 60 and older were included [in the group chats] but did not know how to use it. So, the kids had to teach them. We also helped them apply to IFE [financial aid] because they did not know how do it online.”
Community leader from Carrizal, a rural community in Northern Chile
Source: Fondecyt 1210740
Do we know how digital transformation relates to social inequalities?
To understand today's complex challenges, we need research and dialogue among specialists. That's what NUDOS does.
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of researchers
because digital inclusion is a multidimensional problem
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News
NUDOS creates spaces for interaction between specialists
Digital inclusion
The National Cybersecurity Agency begins operations in Chile.
The ANCI will contribute to protecting Chile's digital infrastructure against emerging threats, such as cybercrimes and attacks on critical services
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National
Law for the Protection of Personal Data is published in the Official Gazette
This Friday was published the Personal Data Protection Law, legislation that regulates the protection and processing of personal data and creates the Personal Data Protection Agency.
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Digitalization
Chile leads Latin America’s digital transformation according to prestigious international ranking
The eighth edition of the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking of the Institute for Management Development (IMD), ranked Chile third in the region and 42nd globally.
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