Publication discusses relationship between digital and social exclusion in the largest Brazilian metropolis
In an unprecedented effort to analyze the dynamics of social and digital exclusion established in the city of São Paulo, the Regional Center for Studies for the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) of the Information and Coordination Center of Ponto BR (NIC.br) launched the sector study "Digital Inequalities in Urban Space: A study on Internet access and use in the city of São Paulo".
With the support of the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (Cebrap) and the Center for Metropolis Studies (CEM) and methodological support for the project "DiSTO – From Digital Skills to Tangible Outcomes", by the London School of Economics (LSE), the new The volume of the series "Cadernos NIC.br – Sector Studies" reveals that the incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the lives of São Paulo residents has occurred unevenly in the different regions of the São Paulo capital.
Based on a disaggregated reading of indicators collected for the 32 boroughs of the largest Brazilian metropolis and the methodology adopted internationally, the study points to relationships between digital exclusion and social exclusion, even more evident in boroughs located in the most socioeconomically vulnerable regions. "The inequalities observed between populations in more socioeconomically developed areas and those living in areas with greater social vulnerability indicate the importance of paying attention to more focused public policies", points out Alexandre Barbosa, manager of Cetic.br.
The Perus sub-prefecture was one of the observed exceptions. "Despite being a socioeconomically less favored region, with high levels of social exclusion, we could see a low rate of digital exclusion. This could be explained by the large presence of young people in this region, which ends up boosting the use of the Internet and carrying out activities online," explains Barbosa.
Two other sub-prefectures considered as unexpected cases were Campo Limpo and M'Boi Mirim, locations that have a low concentration of elderly people in relation to the rest of the city and median performance in relation to infant mortality indicators and the concentration of low-income residential areas. According to the study, the digital divide observed in these regions can be associated with geographic issues. M'Boi Mirim is located next to the city's springs, a territory that contains, in addition to environmental preservation areas, rural properties; this could point to a worse performance in the infrastructure indicator for digital inclusion.
The evolution of digital indicators in the city of São Paulo and an analysis of the appropriation of ICT in cities such as London and Los Angeles are also addressed in the study, available for free download at: http://cetic.br/publicacao/desigualdades-digitais- in-urban-space-a-study-on-access-and-use-of-the-internet-in-sao-paulo-city/
ICT Households 2018
The Publication of TIC Households 2018, which brings together articles and analysis on the results already released of the research. The 14th edition of TIC Domicílios revealed that 70% of Brazilians are Internet users, which corresponds to 126.9 million people. In the breakdown by socioeconomic class, there was an increase in the percentage of users in the DE classes, which went from 30% in 2015 to 48% last year. Regarding the type of device, most users in DE classes access the network exclusively by cell phone (85%), while 2% uses it only through the computer and 13% connects through both the mobile device and the computer. Access the full publication: http://cetic.br/pesquisa/domicilios/publicacoes
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