Avelino, Rodolfo - Abya Yala Pluriversity

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He is a professor at Insper, with a PhD in Human and Social Sciences from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), and a master’s degree in the interdisciplinary program in Digital TV from São Paulo State University (UNESP). He is an elected member of the Advisory Committee of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) (2023-2026). He is a researcher and contributed to the creation of the Free Technologies Laboratory (LABLivre) at UFABC. With over 28 years of experience in Information Technology and cybersecurity, he is the author of Digital Colonialism: Tracking Technologies and the Informational Economy. He is also involved in the NGO Coletivo Digital, working on projects related to culture and free technologies.

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The Abya Yala Pluriversity was launched in the first week of April 2024, with the Abya Yala Pluriversity Week in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech, in the lands of Tutelo and Monacan people, with a series of events around the visit of Yunuen Torres Ascencio, from where we call today Cherán, México.

Sponsorship

This initiative has received the support of the Social Science Research Council Just Tech Fellowship, with funds of the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and Democracy Fund.

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