The answers lie in an analysis of Peru's demography and geography, labor market framework, educational system, and technological capacity. Peru's demography and geography are addressed to get at the inescapable realities that Peru as a country faces.
Education is a critical element for any country's adoption of technology.
Analysis of Peru's educational system reveals a useful division between long term and short term education, addressing primary, secondary, tertiary, and vocational education systems as well as Internet specific education initiatives offered by non-traditional educative entities. Technical capacity traces through a brief recent history of telecommunications provision in Peru, including vast improvements in teledensity, wait for a phone line, and above all, a phenomenal growth rate of the Internet in Peru. The nature of access to Internet opportunities in Peru must be addressed to assess how this new technology is filtering through to different sectors of the Peruvian population. Finally, we have included a section about Red Cientifica Peruana to highlight one highly innovative group that has taken great strides in promoting the use and expansion of the Internet in Peru, resulting in some innovative solutions and projects to address the inevitable obstacles in Peru's information highway.