Oona Castro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Comunicação Social, Graduate Student
- Oona Castro is director for institutional development at Instituto Nupef. Journalist, she holds a master degree on communications and culture. Oona has worked to promote access to the Internet, information, knowledge and culture, as well as communications rights for over 20 years. She has worked for the Wikimedia Foundation, Overmundo Instituto (a leading organization on building collaborative digital communities ... moreOona Castro is director for institutional development at Instituto Nupef. Journalist, she holds a master degree on communications and culture. Oona has worked to promote access to the Internet, information, knowledge and culture, as well as communications rights for over 20 years. She has worked for the Wikimedia Foundation, Overmundo Instituto (a leading organization on building collaborative digital communities to promote cultural diversity), the Center for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas and the British Council. Before that, Oona worked for the E-Gov (the first e-gov in Brazil, in 2001) and the Secretary for Public Administration of the City hall of São Paulo, the largest city in South America. Oona currently serves as board member at the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and at "WhoseKnowledge?”.edit
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Documento produzido para a Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa e o Ministério da Cultura com os resultados dos debates promovidos pelo 1º Fórum da Cultura Digital Brasileira, realizado durante o ano de 2009, com uma etapa presencial em... more
Documento produzido para a Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa e o Ministério da Cultura com os resultados dos debates promovidos pelo 1º Fórum da Cultura Digital Brasileira, realizado durante o ano de 2009, com uma etapa presencial em novembro daquele ano, em São Paulo.