On July 27, were issued the official results of the study in which operates the interactive generation between 6 and 18 years old, in 1900 schools in the country, from the Interactive Generation Consulting, awarded by the Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society to the Foundation Telefonica (Movistar corporate group).

The Minister of Telecommunications, Jaime Guerrero Ruiz said "Today is a special day for those who see the service as a priority and even more for those who are convinced that education is essential for humanity to achieve the ideals of peace, freedom, competitiveness and social justice".

The relevant results are:
i) ICT equipment
The Interactive Generation in Ecuador live in homes more equipped technologically. The computer is competing with the television penetration level, ie 49% of children between 6 and 9 years old and 54% of children from 10 to 18 years old said that their house has a computer.
ii) Use of ICT
the age is a variable positively related to the equipment and use, these are higher among the older group.
iii) The cell phone, the screen more widespread among Ecuadorian children and adolescents as it is multifunctional.
iv) Use of ICT in education environment
The percentage of boys / girls and adolescents who use the Internet at school is very high: nearly 30%. The same percentage said that a teacher has taught them to use the Internet.
v) Use of ICT in familiar environment
 59% of children / adolescents as well says that their parents "take a look while they search at internet", as the main intervention of the family in the use of internet. 23%, meanwhile, recognized that "their parents do / say anything while they navigate in internet". Only 14% say that "their parents help them" and 8% said that "they do something together."
vi) Ratings
Consolidation of the "bedroom culture": 26% of teens have a computer in his room and 52% a television.

(Source: Mintel - Ecuador)
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