Digital Technology to Reach
100,000 Uruguayans
MONTEVIDEO - Uruguayan Education and Culture
Minister Ricardo Ehrlich has presented a
project through which computer science
centers countrywide will make digital
technology available to 100,000 people.
These so-called MEC centers are "a way to
bring society closer to new technologies,
but also for citizens of different social
classes and places to meet."
Director of digital literacy in those units
Karina Acosta explained that "the National
Plan is aimed at adults left behind in the
use of computers," with social integration
activities and short courses implemented
since 2007 to benefit 20,000 people so far.
"On one hand, we work with conventional
machines, showing them what a keyboard and a
mouse are, thus encouraging them to get
involved and get to know the Internet, and
on the other hand, adults of the house have
the possibility to work with the plan A
Computer Per Kid (Ceibal), involving 38,000
computers handed over to a similar number of
students of public primary schools in 1999,
so they can support their children in
school" explained Acosta.
According to the Ministry of Education and
Culture, most users are women of 30-40 years
of age, who seek greater democratization of
State services available through the
Internet
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