Data from surveys conducted by Cetic.br|NIC.br support the report on digital inclusion and literacy in contemporary Brazil

The document was produced by Priscila Gonsales (Educadigital) and used as preparatory material for a workshop at Unicamp and the University of Bristol

In order to inspire new dialogues and advocacy work on digital literacy, the report 'Digital Literacies and Inclusion' was released, available for free download (https://zenodo.org/record/5167705#.YV2mYWLMI2y). With data from ICT surveys conducted by the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), the document was produced under a Creative Commons License by Priscila Gonsales, founder and director of the NGO Educadigital, which focuses on open education and the defense of digital rights.

Funded by Research England's Quality-related Research Strategic Priorities Funding, the preparatory report encompasses a state of the art on the concepts of "digital inclusion" and "digital literacy" currently valid in public institutions and the third sector in Brazil. It also provides an overview of the current digital culture scenario, which is strongly marked by communication platforms, datafication, AI algorithms, surveillance, digital populism, systematic misinformation, in addition to the occupation of civic and institutional spaces by corporate oligopolies.

For Professor Edward King of the University of Bristol, "it is important for the document to be made available to society in a way that encourages more surveys and studies in the area and stimulates more dialogues between academia and those working with literacy and digital inclusion initiatives in the government and the third sector."

Among various aspects related to the current Brazilian moment, the report highlights, using data from Cetic.br surveys on internet appropriation in Brazil, that network access in the country has been mainly through mobile phones. A large part of the population uses a prepaid data plan, with access limited only to some social networks and apps, many of which belong to the same company.

"In the past, our concern was that people should have access and skills to use the internet for their growth and the development of their communities," explains Professor Marcelo Buzato from Unicamp, who, together with the University of Bristol, organized an interdisciplinary workshop in July using the report as preparatory material. "Currently, we are dealing with a more sophisticated level of problems precisely due to the fact that access becomes universalized in ways that are not neutral, and the necessary knowledge goes much beyond knowing how to use machines and services: it is now necessary to understand what and who the technologies use, and how."

The report also provides examples of recent digital culture cases, academic studies on education surveillance, scientific dissemination projects, and initiatives by social organizations covering current themes such as anti-racism and anti-discrimination awareness, feminist agenda, among others.

Access the full report: https://zenodo.org/record/5167705#.YV2mYWLMI2y.

About Cetic.br
The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br), part of NIC.br, is responsible for producing indicators and statistics on internet access and use in Brazil, publicizing surveys and sectoral studies on the development of the network in the country. Cetic.br is a Regional Study Center under the auspices of UNESCO. More information at https://cetic.br/.

About the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center — NIC.br (https://nic.br/) is a private non-profit civil entity responsible for the operation of the .br domain, as well as the distribution of IP numbers and the registration of Autonomous Systems in the country. NIC.br implements the decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee - CGI.br since 2005, and all resources collected come from its activities, which are of an eminently private nature. It conducts actions and projects that benefit the Internet infrastructure in Brazil. Part of NIC.br includes: Registro.br (https://registro.br), CERT.br (https://cert.br/), Ceptro.br (https://ceptro.br/), Cetic.br (https://cetic.br/), IX.br (https://ix.br/) and Ceweb.br (https://ceweb.br), as well as projects like Internetsegura.br (https://internetsegura.br/) and the Portal of Best Practices for Internet in Brazil (https://bcp.nic.br/). It also houses the office of the W3C Chapter São Paulo (https://w3c.br/).

Press contacts - Educadigital and Unicamp:

Priscila Gonsales - prigon@educadigital.org.br
Marcelo Buzato - mbuzato@unicamp.br 

Press Contacts - NIC.br:

Weber Shandwick
https://webershandwick.com.br/
PABX: (11) 3027-0200 / 3531-4950
Ana Nascimento - anascimento@webershandwick.com – (11) 98670-6579  

Communication Advisory – NIC.br
Caroline D’Avo – Communication Manager – caroline@nic.br
Carolina Carvalho – Communication Coordinator – carolcarvalho@nic.br
Soraia Marino – Communication Analyst – soraia@nic.br
Bruna Migues - Communication Analyst - bmigues@nic.br

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