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by Xinhua writer Mao Pengfei
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Many more Latin Americans are plugged into the Internet than ever before, according to a study released this week by a
United Nations agency.
Between 2010 and 2015, the percentage of Latin American households connected to the Internet nearly doubled, to 43.4 percent, the Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported earlier this week.
That matters immensely to the digitalization of the economy of Latin America, a region that is still struggling to develop, and that can no longer rely on its
abundance of natural resources to drive growth, especially at a time when the
price of raw materials on the international market is notably low.
""We cannot wait for commodities prices to rise again,"" the director of ECLAC's Production, Productivity and Management Division, Mario Cimoli, told a
regional technology conference held in San Jose, Costa Rica on Monday and
Tuesday.
""It is necessary for countries to increase their productivity, and that can only be achieved by digitalizing the economy and productive business
activities,"" added Cimoli.
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