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Chapter 9
Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas
Enacted in 2013, the Brazilian Access to Information Law states that public bodies and agencies shall disclose, regardless of requests, information of general or collective interest, except those whose confidentiality is provided for in the legal text. Mechanism of participation.
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Digital Inclusion and Public Policies in Brazil
Drica Guzzi (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8740-0.ch009
Abstract
This chapter intends to discuss the development of public policies and new participation mechanisms that concern digital inclusion and education in Brazil. Since 2000, several changes have been done in this area to better comprehend the digital era phenomenon and how it affects all the Brazilian people. This study presents comparison between the brazilian regions, once the Southeast and the South are very engaged to the digital era, while the North, Northeast and Mid-West still face problems with access issues.
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The Secret of the Best: The Practice of Risk Management in Brazilian Educational Institutions
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