Children’s rights in the digital age
The digital divide exacerbates inequalities in access to information and knowledge, making it more difficult to socialize with peers and limiting awareness of and the ability to use basic tools for life in society. Reducing this gap sets in motion virtuous synergies of social and cultural inclu...
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ECLAC
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11362/37337 |
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| Sumario: | The digital divide exacerbates inequalities in
access to information and knowledge, making
it more difficult to socialize with peers and limiting
awareness of and the ability to use basic tools for
life in society. Reducing this gap sets in motion
virtuous synergies of social and cultural inclusion
for children and adolescents, facilitating skills
development and generating lifelong opportunities.
Although the younger generations are connected
digital natives, inequalities persist among
socioeconomic groups, though these have been
tempered by connectivity programmes in public
schools in the region.
The main article of this edition of Challenges uses
current information to examine the progress made
and the gaps that remain in this area. Providing
children and adolescents with access is merely a first
step. They then need to be protected from the risks
associated with information and communications
technologies (ICTs), which must be harnessed for
purposes of meaningful learning, promoting uses
that are more in line with the educational curriculum.
Lastly, the article posits that connectivity policies
must be linked to the fulfilment of children’s rights
in the framework of the Convention on the Rights
of the Child.
As is customary, this issue also contains information
on meetings and conferences held in the region
during the year and recent publications in this field.
Mention is also made of good practices from Peru in
reducing gender gaps and a joint initiative between
mobile operators and the United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF) to protect children in the digital age.
Viewpoints includes expert opinion on the potential
of ICTs as tools that can facilitate the exercise of the
rights of children and adolescents, but also lead to
violations of these rights. |
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