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=== Career History === | === Career History === | ||
*He played an important role in democratizing the access to communications in Brazil. | |||
*He, with the help Herbert de Souza founded IBASE.<ref>[http://www.net-gov.org/wgig/afonso.php net-gov.org]</ref> | |||
*He also had a role in designing and implementing the AlterNex, the first internet server of Brazil. | |||
*He proposed and supervised UNCED in 1991. | |||
*Carlos Afonso co-founded APC in 1990.<ref>[http://www.apc.org/en/news/lac/carlos-afonso-wins-award-work-bringing-brazilians- apc.org]</ref> | *Carlos Afonso co-founded APC in 1990.<ref>[http://www.apc.org/en/news/lac/carlos-afonso-wins-award-work-bringing-brazilians- apc.org]</ref> | ||
*From 1997-1998, he served as APC's first chair. | *From 1997-1998, he served as APC's first chair. | ||
*He has been working at [[RITS]] for 11 years | *He has been working at [[RITS]] for 11 years. | ||
=== Publications === | === Publications === | ||
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Carlos Afonso is the Head of Technological Development of RITS. [1]. In the field of Internet Governance, he specializes in ICANN.[2]
Education
Career History
- He played an important role in democratizing the access to communications in Brazil.
- He, with the help Herbert de Souza founded IBASE.[3]
- He also had a role in designing and implementing the AlterNex, the first internet server of Brazil.
- He proposed and supervised UNCED in 1991.
- Carlos Afonso co-founded APC in 1990.[4]
- From 1997-1998, he served as APC's first chair.
- He has been working at RITS for 11 years.
Publications
He has written many books and articles for internet development in different languages. [5]
Awards
Mr. Afonso was awarded the ARede 2008 Award.[6]