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Red de Infocentros Comunitarios – Ecuador's National Rural Community Digital Network

Ecuador · Quito · See the Ecuador profile · See the Quito profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 24% 92/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Ecuador's MINTEL operates 888 community infocentres and 25 megainfocentros across 741 parishes (63% of all parishes), providing free internet and ICT training to ~5.4 million beneficiaries aged 5–65; 80% of centres are in rural communities.

888
Community infocentres
741
Parishes covered (63% of all)
~5.4 million
Beneficiaries

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información (MINTEL)
Period
2012–present
Keywords
government, rural access, digital literacy, telecenter

Context

Ecuador's MINTEL operates a national network of community infocentres and megainfocentros providing free internet and ICT training, mostly in rural communities.

Results

MINTEL runs 888 infocentres and 25 megainfocentros across 741 parishes (63% of all), serving about 5.4 million beneficiaries aged 5–65, with 80% of centres in rural communities.

Implementation

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