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'''Carlos Afonso''' is the Head of Technological Development of [[RITS]].<ref>[http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-43249-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html idrc.ca]</ref> | '''Carlos Afonso''' is the Directo of the [[Instituto NUPEF]]; he was previously the Head of Technological Development of [[RITS]].<ref>[http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-43249-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html idrc.ca]</ref> Mr. Afonso is an expert in the field of Internet Governance.<ref>[http://www.net-gov.org/wgig/afonso.php net-gov.org]</ref> | ||
== Career History == | == Career History == | ||
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| Email: | ca [at] rits.org.br |
Carlos Afonso is the Directo of the Instituto NUPEF; he was previously the Head of Technological Development of RITS.[1] Mr. Afonso is an expert in the field of Internet Governance.[2]
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]