Launch of ICT Publications & Webinar "Digital Transformation in Brazil"

The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), through the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), released on July 7, 2020, unprecedented data from the ICT Public Access Centers 2019 survey. On this occasion, the publications of ICT Public Access Centers, as well as ICT Enterprises and ICT Electronic Government 2019, were launched. A debate was also held with experts from various sectors on "Digital Transformation in Brazil".

Manuella Ribeiro (Cetic.br/NIC.br) led the presentation of the new data, which was followed by the launch of the ICT survey books. In the "Digital Transformation in Brazil" debate, experts discussed the role of digital technologies in government and companies in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Participants included the following members of the government, private sector, and academia:

• Daniel Cavalcanti (Ministry of Communications - MC)
• Luis Felipe Salin Monteiro (Ministry of Economy - ME)
• Fernanda De Negri (Institute for Applied Economic Research - IPEA)
• Prof. Delfina Soares (United Nations University - UNU E-GOV)
• Henrique Faulhaber (Brazilian Internet Steering Committee - CGI.br)
• Moderation by Ambassador Achilles Zaluar (Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MRE).

Revisit the event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4UPO0KDqCk and access the full transcript of the meeting.

About the survey
The ICT Public Access Centers 2019 survey aims to analyze the characteristics of telecenters that received support from the Brazilian federal government, their role in digital inclusion, the main services offered to the community, map the locations where these structures are situated, and understand the technological advances made in recent years. Conducted between February and June 2019, it focused on interviewing the managers of these structures and received institutional support from the Federal Government's Digital Inclusion Department.

For information about the survey, visit: https://cetic.br/pt/pesquisa/centros-publicos/.

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