Proyecto de factibilidad para disminuir la brecha digital en la población adulta de la zona urbana del cantón Colta, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

A feasibility project was developed to reduce the digital gap in the adult population (30 to 64years old) of the urban area of the Colta canton, province of Chimborazo. For that, a descriptive and exploratory investigation was applied, through the application of surveys to a sample of 342 adults, with a digital gap of 179 people; with the obtained information the hypothesis was verified applying Chi - Square test. The executing entity of the project will be the Decentralized Autonomous Government of the Colta canton, whose coverage will be the urban zone located 18 km from the city of Riobamba. The stipulated amount of the project is $ 113,161.68, over a 5-year execution period, with the purpose of reducing the digital gap in the adult population in 1,163 people out of a total of 3,115.53 representing 37.33%. The project is technically feasible because it is available with the resources for its execution; Financially it is not viable since it does not have as purpose to generate financial returns, Economically feasible since it presents a NPV of $ 10,321.77 and a IRR of 46.4% giving a coefficient of benefit - cost of 1.12. The sustainability of the project is based on the alliance with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society (MINTEL) in terms of training and financing. It is concluded that the inclusion of the adult population in the management of Information and Communication Technologies is of paramount importance; We recommend the implementation of this development project in the urban area of the Colta canton.