Abstract

NAZARIO, Helga  and  BOHADANA, Estrella. «Telecentros»: A project for digital inclusion of poor youths?. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2014, vol.9, n.26, pp.163-178. ISSN 1850-0013.

The aim of this paper is to present and discuss the main points of a research that investigates the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and low-income Internet users. We asked ourselves if the use of the Internet by youngsters in establishments called “telecentros” in the city of Niterói could promote a successful digital inclusion initiative. Our theoretical support was composed by authors like Canclini, Cazeloto, Soares, Sorj and Warschauer, who observed the links between digital inclusion and social exclusion. The study was taken in five “telecentros”, by means of interviews and questionnaires. For data analysis we were supported by the Perelman and Olbrecths-Tyteca’s Theory of Argumentative Analysis. We concluded that the use of the Internet in “telecentros” does not promote digital inclusion as intended in the governmental discourse. Although such establishments create new spaces for social relationships between youngsters, the actions carried out there do not reduce the marginalization already established in this particular group

Keywords : Digital inclusion; Internet; Telecentros.

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