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Cuba's economic and political characteristics may be a contributing factor to a digital divide regarding the access to ICT and digital exclusion in certain social sectors. However, in recent years, efforts have been made to implement policies and initiatives to promote the digital inclusion of citizens in different areas. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is to carry out a systematic review of the current state of the literature on the digital divide in Cuba and to identify the initiatives carried out that contribute to the digital inclusion of the population. To this end, the PRISMA methodology (Moher et al. in PLoS Med 6, 2009) for systematic reviews has been used and the procedure followed has been represented in the flow chart. For the review, publications from the last 20 years were selected with a population of N = 907 investigations and a sample of N = 23 articles after the screening process. The results show the state of the literature on the digital divide and digital exclusion in the country, the digital literacy initiatives carried out and the existing interventions to provide digital skills training at different educational stages. Finally, the implications of the pandemic on the use of ICT are analysed. We have also included a list of suggestions for future research and actions to address this divide and have stated the needs that were identified in the literature on the subject.
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Martínez-García, I., Alastor, E., Sánchez-Vega, E., Mondéjar-Rodríguez, J.J. (2023). Digital Divide and Digital Inclusion in Cuba: A Systematic Review. In: Tomczyk, Ł., Guillén-Gámez, F.D., Ruiz-Palmero, J., Habibi, A. (eds) From Digital Divide to Digital Inclusion. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7645-4_8
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