Contribution of information technologies for the sustainable development of Honduras

Abstract

The consumerization of IT, especially mobile telephony, Internet access and broadband connections are central in the impact analysis of IT in new services and products, new organizational models, and increasing the intensity of work and knowledge of the workforce. As to obtain maximum digitalization performance it has to be disseminated within the country´s economic and social sectors.

This research focuses on establishing an approximation of Information Technology (IT) to sustainable development in Honduras through a bibliographic review to obtain data that was later analyzed. Its goal is to identify how IT has contributed and will contribute to this process by aligning them to economic growth, environmental protection and social development, based on The Impact of ICTs Sub index in the Global Information Technology Report 2015 of the World Economic Forum.