Survey Objectives
The ICT Public Access Centers survey presents a mapping of information on the provision of Internet access by public access centers in Brazil supported by the federal government, particularly telecenters. The survey seeks to characterize various dimensions of telecenters, such as available infrastructure, services offered and institutional arrangements for their operation.
Survey Areas
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Operating status;
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Operating characteristics;
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Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure;
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Systems and applications;
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Services offered to users;
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Characteristics of user service;
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Institutional characteristics.
Institutional Support
The survey receives institutional support from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI).
Methodology
In its last edition, carried out in 2019, the process for conducting the survey entailed collecting information through a census of all telecenters supported by the federal government. From an initial list provided by MCTI, procedures were carried out to identify and update the data from telecenters. In the second stage, interviews were conducted, and information was collected on the main characteristics of the public access centers investigated and their operating status.
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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