Universality
Internet access must be universal so that it becomes a tool for human and social development, thereby contributing to the formation of an inclusive and nondiscriminatory society, for the benefit of all.
Sunil Abraham
Sunil Abraham is the Executive Director of The Centre for Internet and Society - CIS India. He is also a social entrepreneur and Free Software advocate. He founded Mahiti in 1998 which aims to reduce the cost and complexity of Information and Communication Technology for the Voluntary Sector by using Free Software. Sunil was elected an Ashoka fellow in 1999 to 'explore the democratic potential of the Internet' and was granted a Sarai FLOSS fellowship in 2003. Between June 2004 and June 2007, he managed the International Open Source Network, a project of the UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme serving 42 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Psychologist by the Psychology Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1977. One of the first blind people working with computers in Rio de Janeiro, in 1974. She was a programmer, systems analyst, support analyst and team coordinator in various public and private companies. As a member of the Brazilian Braille Committee, coordinated the preparation of Braille language for Informatics, unified into Portuguese. Participates in the Studies Comission EC-04 / CB-40 / ABNT, which prepares draft technical standards on "Accessibility for Digital Inclusion".
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