Internet Access Delivered to Homes in Mexico
Digital Home Pilot Project Delivers Internet Access to Homes in Morelia, Mexico
Just 18 percent of households across Mexico have an in-home Internet connection. For students, workers, entrepreneurs, and other citizens, this lack of connection to the digital world limits education and job opportunities, and slows the economic and social development of the country.
The Digital Home program is an ambitious nationwide initiative designed to address these problems by providing affordable access to the Internet in all new housing developments. A recent pilot program in Villas del Pedregal, in the city of Morelia, Mexico, demonstrated the potential of Digital Home. In a community of about 500 families, more than 2,230 registered for low-cost Internet services over the course of just one year.
Digital Home is a public-private partnership formed in late 2009 between Intel, Microsoft, and INFONAVIT. The program includes Internet connectivity, training courses, and a community portal—all designed to create new opportunities for economic growth and improved quality of life.
This is Digital Home
Digital Home is a nationwide program designed to provide a better quality of life in Mexico by generating education and employment opportunities, and promoting social and economic development. Several pilot projects have been completed, with Villas del Pedregal the largest to date.
Begun in late 2009, Digital Home represents a public-private partnership between Intel, Microsoft, and INFONAVIT, which is Mexico’s government housing assistance agency. INFONAVIT offers a national housing fund that will soon require Internet connectivity in new homes—a service to be provided by Digital Home.
Digital Home provides new housing developments with access to Internet infrastructure, including:
• Low-cost Internet service
• Digital content courses
• Computer equipment
Read the full Internet Access Delivered to Homes in Mexico Case Study.
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Internet Access Delivered to Homes in Mexico
Digital Home Pilot Project Delivers Internet Access to Homes in Morelia, Mexico
Just 18 percent of households across Mexico have an in-home Internet connection. For students, workers, entrepreneurs, and other citizens, this lack of connection to the digital world limits education and job opportunities, and slows the economic and social development of the country.
The Digital Home program is an ambitious nationwide initiative designed to address these problems by providing affordable access to the Internet in all new housing developments. A recent pilot program in Villas del Pedregal, in the city of Morelia, Mexico, demonstrated the potential of Digital Home. In a community of about 500 families, more than 2,230 registered for low-cost Internet services over the course of just one year.
Digital Home is a public-private partnership formed in late 2009 between Intel, Microsoft, and INFONAVIT. The program includes Internet connectivity, training courses, and a community portal—all designed to create new opportunities for economic growth and improved quality of life.
This is Digital Home
Digital Home is a nationwide program designed to provide a better quality of life in Mexico by generating education and employment opportunities, and promoting social and economic development. Several pilot projects have been completed, with Villas del Pedregal the largest to date.
Begun in late 2009, Digital Home represents a public-private partnership between Intel, Microsoft, and INFONAVIT, which is Mexico’s government housing assistance agency. INFONAVIT offers a national housing fund that will soon require Internet connectivity in new homes—a service to be provided by Digital Home.
Digital Home provides new housing developments with access to Internet infrastructure, including:
• Low-cost Internet service
• Digital content courses
• Computer equipment
Read the full Internet Access Delivered to Homes in Mexico Case Study.
