Ciudadanía con Sentido: Appropriation of ICT for citizen education
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Digital Divide, Capacity Building, Citizen Education, Information and Communication TechnologiesAbstract
This article presents the research experience of Ciudadanía con Sentido (Citizenship with Meaning) from the construction of: community social networks of citizen initiatives for the construction of a culture of peace; an education proposal for the appropriation of information and communication technologies (ICT); and a strategy for the development of a digital platform from a social perspective. The context in which the experience is developed is presented in sociopolitical and theoretical terms; then the methodological strategy with different population groups in Medellín is described and, finally, the results in terms of a proposal that involves the development of a digital platform from a social perspective of education for the appropriation of technologies and the construction of citizen initiatives in vulnerable communities are shown.
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