- Open administration
- Innovation
The AOC participates in the GovTech conference on local innovation at the service of citizens
La Table of entities of the Third Social Sector of Catalonia, through the m4Social project, and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) have developed the first Catalan digital divide index, pioneering indicator because, for the first time, uses data from both public and private sources thanks to the collaboration between civil society, public administrations and the private sector.
The index is innovative because it makes a territorial and social radiography of digital inequalities in Catalonia, analyzing the three key dimensions of the phenomenon –infrastructure, equipment and digital uses– and its evolution, with the aim that the indicator be replicable in other territories. Therefore, the data –presented in a regional and Catalan context– they allow us to detect where and how this phenomenon manifests itself with the aim of promoting specific policies and actions to reduce inequalities in access and use of digital services, and help administrations, companies and social entities to assess the impact of their actions.
This project, which has been supported by a co-design methodology in which different public and private agents have participated, has had the participation of the AOC.
Main data from the new digital divide index in Catalonia:
- digital infrastructure
- ICT equipment in homes
- Equipment in educational centers
- General digital uses
- Territorial and social differences
- Gender differences
- Differences by age
How to grow and consolidate the new Catalan digital divide index
This first version of the index allows us to identify major challenges and opens up new opportunities:
- Expand available data
- Incorporate a historical perspective
- Expand collaboration