Salvadoran universities in the information society

Abstract

The world experiences a revolution. The information and knowledge are currently the productive base, thus the generation of knowledge and the appropriate management of the information are basic to keep away from the end of the row between societies advancing. What do Salvadorean universities do in this respect? How do they manage the information? This research aims to show how in El Salvador the society of information and knowledge, is managed in universities, specifically from the levels of information management to generate knowledge brewed within higher education institutions. To do so, were interviewed representatives of the universities where he wondered about the flow of information in the institutions, and the management of Web pages, understanding the latter as a mean of communication of the institution to show their work and contact with users. Research also included analysis of Web pages, with the T-includes tool, which analyzes the use of not inclusive phrases, those where women remain invisible, asked about the presence of institutional policies on gender equity and initiatives that exist within the institutions of higher education on the use of inclusive language in the data flow that occurs, as well the dissemination of the same.