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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We are a diverse team
of researchers
because digital inclusion is a multidimensional problem
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News
NUDOS creates spaces for interaction between specialists
International
107th Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Macarena Peña y Lillo, Ingrid Bachmann, Teresa Correa, and Catalina Farías were part of the 107th Annual AEJMC Conference
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National
Digital Fraud in Chile in 2023
The 2024 Omnichannel Fraud State Report by TransUnion reveals that suspicious digital fraud attempts in online communities in Chile reached 3.8% in 2023.
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National
New Digital ID Card and Passport in Chile
Starting in December 2024, the Civil Registry will issue identity cards and passports in digital format.
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