about 72 million people who live in the countries Latin America And the Caribbean does not have good quality internet, a research Developed by various organizations such as the Inter-American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation (IICA), Microsoft, the World Bank, Bayer, the Latin American CAF-Development Bank and Syngenta.

In general, during research connection entered the Internet 26 countries Across the region, such as Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Colombia, and others, it has been found that the people most affected by this problem live Rural areas. These areas have already presented difficulties in accessing this service in the past, and they continue to experience this type of problem that does not lead to progress in the development process. skills and learning the youngest

According to the investigation, Internet users The gap between rural and urban areas is 36 percentage points, which indicates digital division. While 79% of the urban population has access to the Internet, the rural population has only a 43.4%.

However, compared to the data collected during the year 2020 yearIt also indicates that the connection has improved customers. This document indicated that the amount of Internet access had been reached 77 million People who do not have this ability.

Union groups in countries

Although each country has different experiences and challenges to overcome to ensure adequate progress in this regard connectionCollaborative Investigation Microsoft indicates that the set of 26 countries in the region can be divided into three groups with common statistics on the state of Internet access in each area.

In the case of countries like ArgentinaBarbados, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay, that is 10 countries which form highly important village ties. They present A 24% of Georgia Village population Of the analyzed countries, almost a quarter of the total included in the study.

Within this group, Barbados and Belize were the countries that showed the largest improvements with increases of more than 50% of residents. in rural areas that it now has access to connection important.

On the other hand, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Paraguay and Suriname have a medium level of connection and represent the majority group. Village population which was part of the research (46%). works Outstanding In this group, Peru, Mexico, Honduras and Bolivia improved according to the progress made since the previous measurement.

In the corresponding last group of countries with the least progress and connection the lowest region There are countries like Bolivia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela that make up 30%. citizens village included in the analysis. This group consisted of Jamaica, El Salvador, Belize and Peru, who now form a higher group due to their progress.

The main purpose of use technology is development potential People (…) We are constantly working on expanding our initiatives Village Union which allows us to continue to bridge this connectivity gap in countries in our region,” said German Otalora, Director. Airband program Microsoft for Latin America.

Challenges for 2030

Already in 2023, the countries are in the lowest set according to the data Village Union Requires submission of government initiatives to promote accessibility Internet to the citizens of the village and came closer to the goals set united nationswhich states that by 2030 “all people should have safe and affordable access to AiInternet“.

The international institute also adds that proper use of digital services is part of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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