Evolution and advance usage of Internet in Peru

Pedro Lezama,Ricardo Inquilla,Ciro Rodriguez,Freddy Kaseng

doi:10.17993/3ctic.2020.94.113-127

Abstract

Information and communication technologies produce changes in society as they facilitate access to information. The research seeks to publicize the increase in the use of the Internet in Peruvian homes, covering the percentage of the population with access to the Internet, the frequency of use, and the activities carried out. Making use of the technical report “Statistics of Information and Communication Technologies in homes”, and through a documentary review of various sources, including the one prepared by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), with emphasis on the use of the Internet since It is essential to have access to the Internet. A comparative analysis of the evolution of its use was also carried out, considering a range of 5 years, taking as reference the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2020. The applied research method is descriptive. As a result, it was found that compared to 2015, where for every 100 households, 91 had at least one ICT; In 2020, the number of families that have at least one ICT has increased to 95. The population has considerably increased the daily use of the Internet, obtaining a variation of 26.8.

Highlights

In a situation where it is essential to have access to the Internet since it is used for various activities such as communication, obtaining information, and for recreation
Use has been made of the Technical Report “Statistics of Information and Communication Technologies in Homes”, a document published by the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI); it has been developed based on the results obtained from the National Household Survey - ENAHO-quarterly, this technical report is prepared due to the growing importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in all areas of society (National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), 2015, 2020)
To the frequency of Internet use in people from 6 years to more than age, we have noticed that the daily use of the Internet has increased considerably; among those surveyed, we will find both minors and adults; Focusing on children, they should have control of the use of the Internet since excess could lead to an addiction, in 2013 a group of San Marcos carried out a study regarding internet addiction and aggressiveness in students from secondary education and a significant direct relationship was found between aggressiveness and Internet addiction, which would imply that if the adolescent behaves aggressively, he or she will have a greater chance of being addicted to the Internet or vice versa (Matalinares et al, 2013)

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In a situation where it is essential to have access to the Internet since it is used for various activities such as communication, obtaining information, and for recreation. It is thanks to the Internet that Information and Communication Technologies have been developing. Information and Communication Technologies, called ICTs, are developed from the scientific advances in computing and telecommunications; the most representative element is the computer, being more specific, the Internet (Belloch, s.f). There are several definitions of ICT: ICTs are the technologies that are necessary to manage and transform information, and to make use of computers and programs that allow creating, modifying, storing, protecting, and retrieving said information (Sánchez, 2007; Daccach, s.f). The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has a strong potential to transform economies and societies in various ways, reducing information and transaction costs, improving education and access to basic services (Arellano, 2017)

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