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Digital democracy

  • Comite para Democratizacao da Informatica (CDI) is a non-political, non-profit, and non-governmental organization founded in Brazil in 1995. It aims to promote the social inclusion of less-privileged people, using information and communication technologies to teach them the basic concepts of self-esteem, citizenship and their rights as individuals. CDI executive director and founder Rodrigo Baggio's first step was to launch a campaign called "Computers for All", where companies were contacted and asked to donate used computers to the favelas. The next step was to create computer schools in the slums. In response to demand for new schools in other Brazilian states and beyond, CDI designed a "social franchise" model. The idea was to set up regional CDI offices to create new schools. Students are motivated to develop ideas that generate income and give them better employment prospects. The challenge now is for Baggio and his team to manage growth without losing the original vision of CDI.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Johanna MairORCiD, Christian Seelos
Parent Title (English):European Business Forum
ISSN:1469-6460
Publication year:2006
First Page:59
Last Page:61
Related URL:https://search.proquest.com/docview/224667272?accountid=11379
Release Date:2017/08/02
Volume:26
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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