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Silvio Meira

Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2011

Brazil

C.E.S.A.R

Dissatisfied with the poor performance of Brazil in the field of information technologies and software development and convinced that the country had enormous creative potential, Silvio Meira created the Recife Centre for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR) in 1996. A unique, public-private non...

Why we need data for Black lives

Algorithms may be hidden from most of us, yet they are shaping many aspects of our lives - and they perpetuate systemic racism. Join us Sept. 2 @ 2 p.m. ET to hear from Ashoka Fellow Yeshimabeit Milner who co-founded Data 4 Black Lives. Learn how biases and discriminatory practices land in...

Tech & Democracy: Why we must update the social contract for the digital age

On January 13th, we talk to Albert Fox Cahn, founder of Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), about the threats and opportunities of surveillance technology, and why we must update the social contract for the digital age. This conversation is part of our biweekly series where we tap...

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Ronaldo Lemos

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2015

Brazil

Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro

Rodrigo Baggio Barreto

Ashoka Fellow since Dec 1996

Brazil

CDI-Committee for Democracy in Information Technology

Rodrigo Baggio spearheads a rapidly growing movement to equip young people in low-income communities with computer skills and thus to expand their job opportunities and their access to modern society.

Daquan Oliver

Ashoka Fellow since Mar 2020

United States

WeThrive

Daquan unleashes the full genius of underestimated communities and activates a hive of activity and exchange, proving that youth are at their best when they actually build things, including small businesses, their own confidence, and a mindset of “future-readiness.” Through WeThrive, Daquan engages...

Mário Gurjão Filho

Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2001

Brazil

GAIS - Grupo de Apoio Investimento Social-

Mário Gurjão is using his business background to help citizen organizations harness their productive potentials and solve their financial problems. Using the Internet, Mário is not only training organizations to market and distribute their products; he is also increasing consumers' investment in and...