Carlos Afonso: Difference between revisions

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Country:	Brazil
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

Carlos 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.
In 1991, Mr. Afonso proposed and supervised UNCED.
Carlos Afonso co-founded APC in 1990.^[4]
From 1997-1998, he served as APC's first chair.
He worked 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]

References

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 == Career History ==
-* He played an important role in democratizing the access to communications in Brazil.
+* Carlos 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, 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.
+* In 1991, Mr. Afonso proposed and supervised [[UNCED]].
 * 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.
-* He has been working at [[RITS]] for 11 years.
+* He worked at [[RITS]] for 11+ years.
 == Publications ==