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August 6, 2018
Online financial products and Literary Realism
In talking about the current scenario of online sign-ups for financial products in Spain, we could refer to the lines of the poet Ramón de Campoamor, one of the exponents of Literary Realism: “it all depends on the colour / of the glass through which we look”.
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March 13, 2018
Digital Economy Outlook. First quarter 2018
In this issue we focus on: The framework for digital regulation in Latin America: How to balance innovation and safety?; Decentralized Applications (DApps): The building blocks of the future Internet; Instant payments; The cloud vs. mainframe conundrum; Enhancing Economic Empowerment through Financial Inclusion.
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March 5, 2018
Digital identity: Who are we on the Net?
The ability to prove that you are who you say you are is a cornerstone of economic and social development, because it allows us access to basic public and private services, such as health, education and financial services... According to the World Bank, there are some 1.1 billion people in the world who cannot prove their identity, i.e. 14% of the entire population.
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November 22, 2017
Peru | Advances in digitalisation
Peru is still lagging behind the region in the process of digitalisation. However, there have been advances such as the increased use of the internet by families, a reduction in the concentration of companies offering internet services and improvements in infrastructure. Going forward, it is anticipated that these favourable trends will continue.
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September 25, 2017
Young people in emerging countries – are ICTs as necessary as food and drink?
To paraphrase Francisco de Quevedo, we are people who are glued to our mobiles, and these phones have to be exceptional, with an infinite Internet connection. This image, which can be applied to all information and communications technology (ICT), is especially evident among the young.
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June 13, 2017
The use of ICT in European households: a comparative study
The use of ICT at home has spread extensively throughout Europe, albeit with differing intensity in each country. Based on Eurostat data, this observatory outlines the importance of computer use, of the internet and its ends during the recent recession, comparing European countries.
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February 20, 2017
DiGiX: The Digitization Index
The Digitization Index (DiGiX) assesses the factors, agents’ behavior and institutions that enable a country to fully leverage Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for increased competitiveness and well-being. It is a composite index that summarizes relevant indicators on 100 countries’ digital performance.
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December 5, 2016
El Internet de las Cosas y la responsabilidad
El investigador del MIT, Kevin Ashton, acuñó el término de Internet de las Cosas (IoT, del inglés Internet of Things) en 1999, refiriéndose al mundo en el que cada objeto tiene una identidad virtual propia y capacidad potencial para integrarse e interactuar de manera independiente en la Red con cualquier otro objeto, máquina o humano.
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November 14, 2016
Digital Divide and Economic Development: Are they related?
Information and communication technologies (ITC) are a major growth driver for the global economy, as the interaction between agents is increasingly based on these instruments, especially Internet.
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November 10, 2016
Uruguay: Digital Context
Uruguay is in a leading position in terms of digital content compared to other countries in the region, as shown in the 2015 Structural Digitization Index developed by BBVA Research. In this regard, Uruguay’s digital scenario is close to that of developed countries like Luxembourg, Ireland and Belgium, among others.
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November 10, 2016
Datos abiertos: big data al servicio de los ciudadanos
El acceso a los datos y su reutilización para la construcción de nuevos servicios son dos de las bases de la economía digital. Desde que en 2010 The Economist publicara su artículo “The data deluge” el término big data ha sido uno de los mantras de la nueva era de internet.
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