// research dossier

The research

E-DIGNA — Digital Education for Analytical Navigation — is a comprehensive educational programme aimed at strengthening cybersecurity competencies, technoethics and AI literacy among students in grades 9–11 at Instituto San Carlos de La Salle (Medellín, 2026).

// Full English translations are in progress. Each section includes a short English summary; the complete Spanish version is always available.

  1. The problem The gap between surface-level technical skill and critical security awareness in Colombia and at Instituto San Carlos.
  2. Legal framework The two Colombian laws that criminalise computer offences and regulate the handling of personal data.
  3. Methodology // planned Participatory Action Research with a 5-week pilot grounded in the DigComp 2.2 framework. Implementation is planned, not yet executed.
  4. Expected impact The three projected levels of impact — individual, institutional, and community — based on the research design.

// coming 2026

Full academic paper + downloadable PDF

The complete paper is in the process of publication. It will include pilot results, statistical analysis and a proposal for curricular integration.