Digital divide among the States of Mexico: a comparison 2010-2020

Digital divide is one of the challenges that open government must face in mid- and low-income countries. In these contexts, inhabitants are left out of the benefits of information and communication technology (ICT), such as online government services. The present scenario that has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic offers opportunities and challenges in ICT access and use to current and potential users all over the world. Therefore, it is important to know the advancement in digital inclusion in the recent years, particularly regarding the consumption and use of ICT goods and services. Thus, this article analyzes the Mexican case by comparing the availability of ICT in households of the states between the years 2010 and 2020. Open data from the Mexican Censuses of these two years are used to produce these analyses. The results suggest that inequalities prevail between South and Southeast states compared to Center and North states, and that cell telephone availability has increased, fostering Internet access.