There is no doubt about the impact that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has on development, and improve overall social conditions. Most of the time, this analysis is limited to statistics that describe citizen´s access to these technologies, but it is necessary tochallenge this data. This overview does pretend to establish if Mexican citizens have the capabilities to exploit these ICTs, in such ways that allow them to make a real difference in their local contexts andin consequence in their empowerment. This study uses three different frameworks proposed by the World Bank, and thus describe the actual conditions of citizens empowerment thru ICTs in Mexico. The results establish that although increasing access to ICT is available, there is a significant lack of capabilities to exploit them and thus contribute to citizen´s empowerment.
