Carlos Afonso
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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]