Ruralidad y dispositivos móviles: apropiación social y uso de la Tableta de Información Cafetera TIC. Estudio de caso Federación Nacional de Cafeteros para Antioquia
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Date
2015-09-04
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Introduction. The incursion of ICT´s, by the
national government, has put in a public scenario
the relationship between information, consumption
and technology appropriation in the rural Colombian
sector. Today, productivity and daily life if rural areas
are related with the digital activities and practices.
Objective. Identify the use and the appropriation of
“ICT tablets” in Antioquian coffee production towns.Materials and methods. The study is classified
as qualitative, as it aims to comprise an outlook of
data, information and results that involve rural daily
life, experiences and human relationships proper
of the Antioquian coffee farmers and the use they
make of the ICT tablet devices. Meetings with focus
groups and conversations in rural places were made,
thus evaluating and getting to know the program
from the cultural and social characteristics of the
farmers. Focused interviews were also made, and a
content analysis instrument was designed to revise
the tablet´s contents and applications related to
coffee farming topics. Results. 1) The dimensions
of social appropriation of technology from the
access, competencies, digital literacy and gender
equality in the use, were demonstrated according
to the UNESCO´s ICT appropriation parameters. 2)
The assimilation of technology is not incompatible
with the daily experience of coffee farmers. The
relationship is mutual, round, the device and the rural
necessities coexist in harmony. Conclusion. The ICT
appropriation levels achieved by coffee farmers are
high, especially in those who assume the challenge of
overcome fear, inexperience and lack of technological
knowledge. They do want to add these technologies
to their daily lives. The fact that most of coffee farmers
have cellular phones and consider the “Coffee
Tablet” as a valuable element for their lives and for
their families, is a valuable opportunity to boost rural
development and production with the use of ICT.
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Federación nacional de cafeteros de Colombia, Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), Educación - Tecnología, Apropiación tecnológica, Campesinos - Colombia