Ibero-American minors: How are they accessing and using information

Abstract

The presence of the Internet and all kind of digital devices is clear in developed countries, especially among youngsters. But technology access and usage is also growing in developing societies, where minors are in most cases at the forefront of the adoption of these new services, exploring the opportunities. The present proposal intends to analyze how and for what reasons are minors of four Ibero-American countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador) are accessing the Internet, specially the kind of services and the types of contents they are consuming online. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.