Ciudadanía digital

alcances, límites y rol de la educación

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the concept of digital citizenship in the context of the information and Acknowledge society; additionally, to identify the scope and limits of new information communication technologies (ICT) for the real and full exercise of citizenship, particularly in the Peruvian context, and the role of education in the construction of digital citizenship. To this end, various sources, both national and international, related to the issue of digital citizenship were reviewed. The first finding is that new technologies have a profound impact on the ways in which people, especially young people, interact with each other, with institutions, as well as in their daily lives, creating possibilities for citizen participation and empowerment, and making visible groups and human rights which did not exist before. However, the limitations of participation in the network are also noted as they relate to the impacts of said participation on the expected transformations, as well as the need for cultural and regulatory changes, greater access to new technologies and, especially, education for the development of digital skills for the optimal and responsible exercise of digital citizenship.