The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (; CGI.br) is a Brazilian government agency, first proposed in May 1995 by the then Ministry of Communication and the Ministry of Science and Technology (currently
Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication),
and officially created on 3 September 2003.
It is a multi-stakeholder organization with members from the government, the corporate sector, the third sector and the academic community.
The purpose of the agency is to promote technical quality, innovation and the dissemination of
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
services in Brazil.
See also
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Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet
Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (in Portuguese: Marco Civil da Internet, officially (Federal) Law No 12.965/2014) is the law that governs the use of the Internet in Brazil and sets out guidelines for state action and rights and d ...
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NIC.br
The Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR ( English: ''Brazilian Network Information Center'') is a non-profit organization created to implement the decisions and projects designed by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. Some ...
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Registro.br
.br is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee until 2005 when it started being administered by Brazilian Network Information Center. A local contact is re ...
and
.br
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IX.br
IX.br is the Internet exchange point system of Brazil. It is a project of the government agency Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, CGI.br), and operates as a non-profit funded by NIC.br.
IX.br is an in ...
, the Brazilian internet exchange point system operated by CGI.br
References
External links
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Internet in Brazil
Government agencies of Brazil
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