The world in which they grew almost ceased to exist. The effects of globalization and advances in technology have pervaded every aspect of everyday life and created a gap between those who are entering the call seniors and young people.

According to Juan Carlos Gallardo, engineer and director of the unit of Computer and Information Technologies of the University of Los Lagos, the digital divide is understood as the "gap between people who have access and use digital tools and ICT (Information and Technology the notice) in their usual activities and those who lack this opportunity. "

Among the reasons to be outside of ICTs are political reasons (the case of underdeveloped countries or developing), economic, educational, linguistic and generational. "This is the one between those who, because of their age, they can not reap the benefits of ICTs because they do not understand or find it extremely difficult to do anything, however simple it may seem, using such technologies "said Gallardo.

 Interested seniors have had to learn from scratch, a process that forced them to upgrade, since they started out early modern equipment of the digital age, such as cell phones, televisions or computers.

For example, only in the Lake District, the population, which according to the variables set by the National Statistics Institute (INE) is 60 years and older, total sum 99 590 people, representing 12.9% of total people in the Tenth Region.

In the regional breakdown, women far outnumber men by a ratio of 54.7% (54 485) and 45.3% (45 105). This projection is repeated nationwide, where 13 percent of the population is 60 years or more, corresponding to 2.1 million people throughout Chile.

"In terms of learning speed, initially presenting with the normal difficulties of any novice but as I understand the meaning, application and the possibilities offered by these technologies through its daily use, greatly increases the speed learning, especially when the person begins to expand its social network which enables virtual media online. "

source: http://www.australosorno.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20100627/pags/20100627000010.html

With the presence of the governor of the Province of Cautín, Miguel Mellado, and the rector of AIEP, Jesus Villate, opened the first phase of ambitious project that is building professional institute in the capital of the Ninth Region.

The new building, located at Avenida Alemania 035 thousand square meters currently owns and has the most modern laboratories and classrooms, hosting races in the schools of Health, Building and Civil Works, Information Technology and Communications, Business and Development Social.

The final project total includes the construction of a modern educational center, where in the coming years will be taught over 30 courses to train technicians and professionals.

source: http://diario.elmercurio.cl/2010/07/04/vida_social/_portada/noticias/3fd0abd9-3f4c-4541-bc3e-8a949bf23777.htm

A total of 22 Spanish companies have participated in the Expo Chile Mission 2010, a trade action that the Spanish ICT companies have developed in the Andean country with local counterpart firms.

This initiative, organized and promoted by Secartys, demonstrates the growing interest in the Chilean market and is a unique opportunity for the Spanish sector to advertised it self on the South American country, says the organization.

This meeting took place under the formula of Mission Statement, which prevents the visiting firms are obliged to move to the headquarters of local firms, being the representatives of those who come to a common rallying point.

Chile has become in recent years in the ICT sector targeting in Spanish because of its growing international economic liberalization policy, the important and continuing sustainable economic growth, the high percentage of exemption from duty with which Spanish exports or have the significant penetration of new technologies on business, according to CORFO, the Chilean investment agency.

source: http://www.spainbusiness.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1559872_3117014_3115493_4337454,00.html