Cetic.br launches book with data on the Internet usage habits of Brazilians during the pandemic
PORTUGUESE VERSION | ENGLISH VERSION
The publication is the result of the compilation of the three editions of the ICT COVID-19 Panel, released at the end of last year
In 2020, the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) studied the impact of the pandemic in terms of network usage by Brazilians. This work resulted in three editions of the ICT COVID-19 Panel, which analyzed topics such as culture, e-commerce, online public services, telehealth, privacy, distance education, and telework. Now the data from these surveys, published last year, have been compiled into a book in Portuguese and English.
"The editions of the ICT COVID-19 Panel showed an intensification of Internet use in Brazil during the pandemic, including activities such as entertainment, consumption, education, and work, among others. The study also shows the persistence of inequalities in access to and appropriation of these technologies, especially among the most vulnerable segments of the population. The data are useful for supporting public policies to face the pandemic and to guide the actions of the private sector and the third sector," explains Alexandre Barbosa, manager of Cetic.br|NIC.br.
ICT COVID-19 Panel
The first edition of the study showed a increase in e-commerce, online cultural activities, and people watching live streams during the pandemic. In the second edition, it was found that the search for information and the execution of public services online increased during the period, as well as telehealth services, but users were concerned about their privacy and the protection of their personal data. The third and last edition of the survey showed that the cell phone was the most used device by Internet users from classes D and E for distance education and telework.
To consult all the data from the three editions of the ICT COVID-19 Panel, visit and download the free publication at https://cetic.br/es/publicacao/painel-tic-covid-19/.
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Cetic.br and Unesco
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 is linked to the Communication and Information (CI) Sector, one of UNESCO’s five areas of work. It contributes to achieving the organization’s strategic objectives by strengthening its efforts to monitor the building of information and knowledge societies. Cetic.br’s scope of action includes Latin America and the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa.
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