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This Thursday (3), is celebrated the National Day to Combat Racial Discrimination, a date that reinforces the commitment to the promotion of racial equality and the confrontation to racism in all its forms.
The Ministry of Communications Social Participation and Diversity Advisory selected some of the black personalities that impact the telecommunications sector for this special. See who they are:
Sil Bahia
He is an executive codorer of the non -profit organization Olabi and acts so that technology and innovation are ways for inclusion and social transformation. His work is focused on the construction of more diverse futures, so that different knowledge and experiences are recognized and valued.
Master in Culture and Territorialities from UFF, a associated researcher at USP art and artificial intelligence and columnist at Fast Company Brazil, where he writes about technology, innovation and equity. In 2023, he received the Internet Governance Highlights Award by the Internet Management Committee (CGI) and, in 2022, was recognized as one of the 100 most important people in the world by The Future Laboratory.
I believe in technology as a tool for creating fairer and more plural futures, it is this commitment that moves me, says Sil.
Sil
Vania Neves
Former global technology director at Vale, Vania is the founder of Leadnegra, a non-profit program for supporting black women development for leadership positions.
Graduated in Mathematics from the Fluminense Federal University, has a masters degree in Business Administration from PUC-RJ, Postgraduate in Telecommunications Management from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and system analysis from PUC-RJ.
Vania is also a TEDX speaker, an innovation certified by the Singularity University executive program, CyberSecurity Playbook by MIT and NASA international project management.
Vania
Ademir de Alvarenga Oliveira
Technical leader and engineering manager at Google, Ademir has a degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) and master in the same matter from UFMG. Ademir arrived on Google in 2005, when the companys Latin America Engineering Center was founded in Belo Horizonte.
The software engineer is also one of the leaders of Africaoglers, the Black Employee Network of the Technology Giant, and a member of the Diversity Council in the Brazilian Office.
I understand that the true 21st century innovation needs to be inclusive, promoting equity, social justice and solidarity, says Ademir.
Ademir
Nina da Hora
He is a computing scientist and activist who works to promote equity, justice and inclusion in technology and artificial intelligence. In her work, which aims to fill the gap between academia, government and civil society in artificial intelligence and computing, she defines her roles as hackedracist and cyberqueer because they reflect her commitment to fighting racism and LGBTQ+ discrimination in the digital world.
Nina has worked as a United Nations consultant, the Superior Electoral Court and the Presidency of the Republic and as a columnist on Artificial Intelligence and Ethics for publications such as Mit Technology Review Brazil and UOL Tilt.
Still, he is a founder of the Institute of Hora, which defends the digital rights of the black and indigenous communities of Brazil.
My work aims to challenge the predominant narratives of the great technology conglomerates, advocating more equitable and inclusive technological solutions, he says.
Nina
Initiatives that make a difference
The Ministry of Communications develops strategic public policies that, by promoting digital inclusion, information democratization and strengthening community communication, directly contribute to the confrontation of structural racism in Brazil.
- Computers Program for Inclusion: Donate equipment reconditioned by prioritizing historically excluded territories and expanding access to technologies with racial equity.
- Technical and institutional support for community radios: gives visibility to black and indigenous narratives, promoting the rescue of ancestral memories and fighting stigmas through content produced by the communities themselves.
MCOM contributes to the construction of a fairer, plural and democratic society, where digital inclusion is also a racial equity tool.
Text: Ascom | Ministry of Communications * More information: press@mcom.gov.br | (61) 2027.6086 or (61) 2027.6628
