Análisis de las brechas digitales de niños, niñas y adolescentes en condición de vulnerabilidad en Arauca

Abstract

This research proposal focuses on narrowing the digital divide affecting vulnerable children and adolescents—including both Venezuelan migrants and the host population—in Arauca, Colombia. Since 2018, the massive influx of migrants has heightened barriers to accessing rights such as digital inclusion, technology, and digital training; this drastically limits educational opportunities, the holistic development of children, and the exercise of their rights. The project aims to implement data analysis and visualization—combining educational and communicative processes—as a key strategy to foster digital inclusion and overcome these structural societal barriers. To achieve this, digital gaps will be identified to encourage critical thinking and the responsible use of ICTs. Furthermore, the conceptual framework draws on the theories of Kaplún, Martín-Barbero, and Freire, highlighting the importance of transformative, inclusive, and participatory communication, cultural mediation, and critical, dialogic pedagogy. The ultimate goal is to analyze the situation of children and adolescents from vulnerable areas in Arauca who are part of Save the Children’s participation network, thereby enabling decision-makers to take future intervention measures to guarantee the rights of these individuals as subjects requiring special protection.