Correlation Analysis: Social Technology Projects and Perception of the Welfare State, Ciudad Juarez: 2010-2020

Abstract

This study analyzes the correlation between the implementation of technological social projects and the perception of happiness and security documented in the report “Así estamos Juárez: Sistemas de Indicadores de Calidad de Vida” (Juárez Today: Quality of Life Indicator System). Social technology is positioned as a collaborative alternative focused on community needs and social innovation, addressing issues such as the environment, unemployment, poverty and social exclusion through social innovation projects. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, has promoted social projects with a technological focus; however, the implementation of social innovation projects has been unequally distributed. Therefore, the relevance of this study lies in analyzing whether these social technological programs influence the civil perception of the welfare state. The study aims to evaluate whether there is a significant correlation on the perceived effectiveness of social technology projects implemented between 2010 and 2020 in the city, through statistical methods: by properly determining the variables of a correlation analysis, between the perception of the welfare state; quantified by surveys and government statistics, and a sample of social technology projects, collected from news articles and reports from OSFL (non-profit social organizations), providing a frame of reference in accordance with the perception of social progress with technological tools.