In 2004, the University of La Punta (ULP) was created by law II-0034 with the purpose of training professionals in strategic areas associated with the growth and progress of San Luis province. In the year 2018, and in order to reach all the inhabitants of the Province, it is decided to make agreements with different national and international universities that have a virtual academic offer. Thus, with the signing of the first agreement with the Tres de Febrero National University, with an offer of 48 options between courses, diplomas, technical degrees and undergraduate degrees, more than 29,000 students enrolled in the span of approximately one month that lasted the registration period. This boom of registrations came to show that there was an extraordinary latent demand for university education in the town of San Luis. Highlighting the large participation of women in this massive registration with 70% enrollment.

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• San Luis province, Argentina

The development and success of this initiative in San Luis is the result of the political decision to invest heavily, during the last 20 years, in infrastructure, connectivity, and in facilitating access to devices for the population, as well as training. This initiative is replicable successfully only in this context.

Digital Inclusion as a Fundamental Human Right, a commitment assumed by the Government of San Luis and embodied in the Provincial Constitution in 2011, guarantees the continued investment of public resources towards a more inclusive, digitized and innovative society.

The government of San Luis promotes strong policies against the fight against poverty, the strengthening of digital inclusion, gender equality, care for the environment, among others, through multiple initiatives and public policies. The development of a connectivity infrastructure, with a fiber optic network of more than 3,260 kilometers that allows free connectivity of the entire population throughout the territory, the delivery of devices, the development of digital platforms and ICT training they contribute strongly in these purposes. States that invest in ICT and develop development police improve the quality of life of the population. To date, those who have gained the most were those who could access the digital world.