Cibercidanania na República Tecnológica: contribuições info-inclusivas dos novos paradigmas transculturais canadenses (UNESP-Bauru/UOFT-Canadá /CAPES)

Abstract

As a result of a post-doctoral research (CAPES, Brazilian Foundation, 2006-2007), carried out at the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology (University of Toronto- UofT) – this paper intends to present some of the main info-inclusion contributions that came from transcultural phenomenon of Canadian society into the constitution of the government and private online service networks. These contributions have really helped in attempt to outline the essential characteristics of cyber citizenship in an approach and precise ways, and with it, to draw a cybercitizens profile in the contemporary. In addition, to glimpse the main and probable onus and bonus from the virtual technologies in to exercise the participatory democracy among others political and social conditions – faced as challenges and (re)discoveries of the non-territorial nature of the internet – they will be reunited and organized in the book entitled Cyber citizenship – what is the meaning of the right and duty in the online world?, with preview edition in 2008 (English and Portuguese versions).

Keywords

• Internet
• Cibercidadania
• Sociedade da Informação
• Mídias Digitais