Find out more about Cetic.br

Cetic.br was created in 2005, as a department of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), with the mission of producing data on access to information and communication technologies (ICT) and their use and appropriation by the Brazilian society. The data collected is used in the design and monitoring of public policies that contribute to the development of the Internet, supporting digital transformation.

In 2012, Cetic.br became a UNESCO Category 2 Center, the first of its kind dedicated to the development of information and knowledge societies. The Center reports to the Communication and Information (CI) Sector, one of five areas covered by UNESCO. It contributes to the Organization’s strategic objectives, strengthening its efforts to monitor the building of information and knowledge societies. Cetic.br cooperates with countries in Latin America and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa.

Mission

Cetic.br’s mission is to contribute to building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication technologies in Latin America and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. The Center, which is responsible for the periodic production of indicators and statistics on the availability of ICT in Brazil, also conducts capacity-building programs in survey methodologies in the regions in which it operates.

Main lines of action

ICT statistical data production center & knowledge hub

This line of action seeks to produce data on access to, use of, and appropriation of ICT through quantitative and qualitative research, as well as disseminate information and knowledge on the theme, including indicators, data analyses, and thematic publications that contribute to the building of inclusive information and knowledge societies.

Capacity-building programs on survey methodologies

This line of action focuses on capacity-building and technical cooperation programs conducted with the goal of improving the availability and quality of ICT statistics and indicators and fostering the production of internationally comparable data on access to and use of the Internet. This line of action is also intended to raise awareness among stakeholders of the role of data in evidence-based policymaking in the context of the development of information and knowledge societies.

Collaboration platform & methodological innovation lab

Cetic.br also serves as a multi-stakeholder platform aimed at sharing experiences and encouraging discussion among key stakeholders on the challenges of measuring the adoption of digital technologies and on emerging issues related to the development of information and knowledge societies. To this end, it promotes public debate, lectures and discussion panels with renowned experts from government, academia, international organizations and civil society organizations in order to explore the socioeconomic impacts of ICT. In this context, it also maintains a methodological innovation lab, developing and testing new research approaches and techniques to improve the collection and analysis of data on ICT use.

Analysis of the socioeconomic impacts of ICT & contributions to public policies

This line of action focuses on contributing to the monitoring of digital transformation and its social impacts, considering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and regional digital agendas. Cetic.br produces analyses and reports that track trends and challenges related to the topic, helping policymakers to promote digitization opportunities based on robust evidence.

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