July 2012

Is privacy in a digital world a utopia?

by Caetano Notari July 26, 2012 Digital Inclusion
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One of the topics that is quickly raised when we bring up the digital inclusion challenges is privacy, or the new lack of privacy. My generation, X, grew up in an almost offline world. In Brazil phones were limited and extremely expensive, we had stores that rented them for a high monthly fee, and a line could easily cost you 3,000 to 4,000 dollars. Pictures had to be developed and used to cost a lot, camcorders started in the 80s […]

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Are Brazilians adopting the mobile internet?

by Caetano Notari July 20, 2012 Digital Inclusion
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The year 2000 was a fascinating one for me: I joined the Telecom world and moved to Rio de Janeiro. After almost five years, I moved back to São Paulo, and I have been a heavy user of the Metro since then. I always say that if you have the consultant DNA, you will find yourself often looking at people’s behavior, trying to understand what drives them and how the use tools and technologies. So, I was always looking for […]

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United Nations: Internet access is a human right

by Caetano Notari July 12, 2012 Digital Inclusion
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Over the last weeks, I have posted on the benefits of the Internet and how that spurs positive changes in our society. Education, democracy, and communication: everything is done more efficiently and cheaper. I am pleased to see that, in the last week of June, the United Nations made a bold move and pushed digital inclusion in all countries.

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