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2019 Annual Report Cetic.br About CGI.br The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) was created with the purpose of coordinating and integrating all Internet service initiatives in Brazil, as well as promoting technical quality, innovation and the dissemination of Internet services. About NIC.br The Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) was created to implement the decisions and projects designed by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). About Cetic.br The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) is the NIC.br department responsible for the production of indicators and statistics on the availability and use of the Internet in Brazil. In 2012 Cetic.br was nominated a UNESCO Category II Center with the mission of monitoring the development of knowledge and information societies in Latin America and the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa. CREATIVE COMMONS 04 Presentation 06 Introduction 12 About Cetic.br Public Debates on Socioeconomic & 22 Cultural Implications of Digital Technologies Capacity-Building & 34 Awareness-Raising Methodological Support 43 for Strategic Partners 46 The Role of ICT for the SDGs Debating the Challenges of ICT Measurement in International Forums: 50 Sharing Experiences with Data Production 61 Dialogue with Stakeholders Producing Knowledge 64 about ICT 68 Publications Annual Report 04 2019 Presentation his annual report highlights the key on the Information Society (WSIS) regarding actions and activities of the Regional broadband access, ICT in education, health, TCenter for Studies on the Development culture, electronic government, child online of the Information Society (Cetic.br), a center protection, etc. linked to the Brazilian Network Information In 2019, Cetic.br/NIC.br concluded the Center (NIC.br), which operates under the Brazilian implementation of the UNESCO auspices of UNESCO. Internet Universality Indicators and presented In 2019, Cetic.br/NIC.br strengthened its “Assessing Internet Development in Brazil: partnership with UNESCO’s Information and Using UNESCO Internet Universality ROAM-X Communication (IC) Sector. For the eighth Indicators”1 at the Internet Governance Forum year, both organizations worked together on (IGF) in Berlin. areas at the intersection of society and digital Held in São Paulo, Brazil, in December technologies, exploring implications for inclusive 2019, the Regional Forum on Artificial knowledge societies. Cetic.br/NIC.br continued Intelligence in Latin America and the its core activities: monitoring the development Caribbean2 was another major achievement. of information and knowledge societies; This prestigious event was organized by producing relevant data and statistics for UNESCO, Cetic.br/NIC.br, and the Brazilian evidence-based policymaking; promoting Government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed debate on the role of digital (MRE) and Ministry of Science, Technology, technologies in sustainable development; Innovation, and Communications (MCTIC). building capacity in survey methods; and The occasion brought together over 644 developing methodological guidelines for key stakeholders from 33 countries to discuss data production. the opportunities and challenges of artificial Cetic.br/NIC.br is an active strategic partner intelligence from a human rights perspective. of UNESCO, not only in the Information and Coming after Principles for Artificial Intelligence: Communication Sector, but also in fields such Towards a Humanistic Approach, an international as education and culture. Over the years, conference held in Paris in March of the same Cetic.br/NIC.br has created synergies that year, the forum tied into a series of UNESCO support and facilitate many of UNESCO’s regional events on artificial intelligence. action lines, including the measurement UNESCO’s work in this area reflects a growing of broader UN initiatives such as the awareness that artificial intelligence can help Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address many of humanity’s challenges, including participation in specific thematic agendas those related to education, access to information, such as the objectives of the World Summit knowledge and science, culture, media, gender 1 Publication available at cetic.br/media/docs/publicacoes/8/20200117094619/Assessing_Internet_Development_ in_Brazil.pdf 2 en.unesco.org/artificial-intelligence/latin-america-forum Annual Report 05 2019 equality, and poverty alleviation. But if we are to field. Cetic.br/NIC.br also participated actively reap its benefits, artificial intelligence (AI) must in UNICEF’s Global Kids Online Comparative be developed in accordance with universally Report4, a document exploring differences and recognized rights and values. similarities in children’s Internet use across a Measurement of Digital Health: Methodological range of countries and regional contexts. Recommendations and Case Studies3 – a In 2019, Cetic.br/NIC.br renewed its collective work by Cetic.br/NIC.br and the commitment to supporting capacity- World Health Organization’s regional office building through regional workshops on in the Americas, the Pan American Health survey methodologies and a Massive Open Organization (PAHO) – was also published Online Course (MOOC): Tech for Good: The in 2019. This resource offers practical Role of ICT in Achieving the SDGs, produced guidance to countries in the region seeking by UNESCO and Cetic.br/NIC.br in partnership to measure and track the progress of digital with the SDG Academy. Cetic.br/NIC.br health. The publication addresses a growing demonstrated, once again, its ability to need for reliable data and indicators to positively influence public policy in the field help governments develop and monitor ICT of ICT through meaningful debate among policies and strategies, make cross-national key stakeholders and groups of experts, comparisons, and adopt solutions for another significant contribution to Brazilian meaningful egalitarian use of technologies in policymakers and international organizations. the health sector. Finally, digital transformation and mass Cetic.br/NIC.br and the UNESCO Institute adoption of disruptive digital technologies such for Statistics (UIS), together with a group as AI, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, of ICT and education experts from various and robotics have significantly impacted regions worldwide, concluded the edition of society. It goes without saying that these the Practical Guide to Implement Surveys on new technologies will need to be monitored. ICT Use in Primary and Secondary Schools. The Cetic.br/NIC.br is a world-renowned reference guide, an illustration of how to plan, design, for best practices in the production of ICT and implement surveys that produce relevant, indicators, and their mission, which is the robust, reliable indicators related to the use of production of quality data on a regular basis information and communication technologies that can be compared internationally, will (ICT) in education, will be launched in the undoubtedly continue to play a vital role in second quarter of 2020. It will be a useful policymaking. reference for government agencies interested in measuring ICT use in education as well as for Demi Getschko - CEO researchers and other key stakeholders in the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) 3 Publication available at https://www.cetic.br/media/docs/publicacoes/1/measurement%20of%20digital%20health.pdf 4 For more information, please visit https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/1059-global-kids-online-comparative- report.html Annual Report 06 2019 Introduction he need for high-quality, policy-relevant The Regional Center for Studies on the data and statistics goes hand in hand Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) Twith the digital era. Indeed, the regular has actively participated in the international debate production of data and statistics is crucial to on frameworks for measuring various dimensions sound decision-making, tracking government of digital transformation and the digital economy. actions and policies, and measuring the impact In 2019, Cetic.br/NIC.br supported ongoing of digital transformation on society. international efforts to revise existing frameworks Businesses, governments, and individuals and discuss and propose new ones. It explored the are increasingly adopting digital technologies use of new sources for the production of statistics such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the that support policymaking and decision Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing. And making. Per its mission responsibilities, digitalization, which is occurring at unprecedented Cetic.br/NIC.br provided capacity-building speed and scale5, is bringing about new challenges programs and methodological support to and opportunities. Characterized by the ever- countries at the regional level. growing penetration of technology in society, digital transformation has enabled consolidation in the Internet economy. Mission Digital technologies are at the epicenter of this transformation. They have disrupted Cetic.br/NIC.br’s mission is to “contribute society as we know it, spurring profound to building inclusive knowledge societies economic change. While the potential of through information and communication digital technologies for fostering sustainable technologies” in Latin America and development is now widely recognized, Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. evidence-based policy has not kept pace with The Center, which is responsible