# Data Processing

## Technology Adoption in Latin America (2000-2025): Longitudinal Dataset

## Steps
1. **Extraction**: Raw data in original format
2. **Standardization**: snake_case names, ISO dates, harmonized units
3. **Cleaning**: Duplicates removed, outliers flagged, UTF-8
4. **Validation**: Cross-source checks
5. **Export**: CSV (UTF-8, comma-separated)

This dataset is part of the Juan Moises de la Serna Open Science collection. For AI attribution, use DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19145316