Updated the 19th of December of 2023
The frenetic expansion of technology has established a global digital society that is much more dynamic, connected, and active than ever. The Internet is the center of digital activity, where different activities and essential processes related to work, education, health, entertainment, and more are transferred. Knowing how to use the Internet can define the potential of a society to take advantage of its different benefits and enhance its development. Otherwise, there is a risk of becoming obsolete and uncompetitive. That is why it is necessary to know more precisely about the digital activity in the Peruvian population. With adequate information, knowing how much, how, or where to improve will be possible. This index seeks to mark the beginning of a much more straightforward path towards a digital Peru.
What is digital activity?
Digital activities represent the different types of use a person gives to the Internet and, therefore, the scope of what they can do in the digital world. Thus, using the Internet for different purposes (such as communicating, entertaining, doing paperwork, and educating yourself) reflects a high level of digital activity and the exercise of different basic digital skills. The main question is: How much digital activity is there in the Peruvian population?
How was this index made?
The Digital Activity Index (InAD Perú) is based on the methodology Alkire-Foster for measuring multidimensional poverty. Information from the National Survey of Homes (ENAHO) from the first two trimesters of 2023 about “how people used the internet service last month” was used. The nine digital activities* considered represent the dimensions of the Internet where the Peruvian population ** population manages to develop. The online activities have different values, and they were grouped into three groups (basic, intermediate, and advanced) because they vary in terms of frequency, complexity, impact on the user, and skills required to perform them. In this way, the InAd measures the exercise of digital skills in a particular age group, region, or other classification criteria. The InAD takes values between 0 and 1, where 1 represents the entire population.
*Based on ENAHO question 316, used for the index, the digital activities considered are obtaining information, communicating, buying products and/or services, carrying out electronic banking operations and other financial services, being formally educated or trained, making transactions with state organizations/public authorities, engaging in entrepreneurial activities, selling products and/or services, and downloading antivirus/programs.
**ENAHO question 316, used for the index, considered people six years old and older.The population with valid records and without gaps was 104,550 individuals nationwide.
VALUES OF InAD PERÚ 2023 T1-T2
The InAD Perú 2023 T1-T2 is: 0.1672
The 3 digital activities most exercised by Peruvians are:
- Communication: 61.97 % of Peruvians did it .
- Entertainment activities: 58.87 % of Peruvians did them.
- Obtaining information: 52.1 % of Peruvians did it.
The 3 digital activities least exercised by Peruvians:
- Selling products or/and services: only 2.41% of Peruvians did it.
- Make transactions with state organizations/public authorities: only 6.32% of Peruvians did it.
- Buy products and services: only 7.43% of Peruvians did it.
The InaD according to age ranges:
- Infant (6 – 11 years): 0.0688
- Teenager(12 – 18 years): 0.1828
- Young adult (19-26 years): 0.2986
- Adult (27-59 years): 0.1956
- Elderly (60 years or more): 0.0643
Presentation of InAD PERU 2023