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Digital libraries
Where
Brazil
Brazil
When
2021
2021
Who
Special secretariat for culture (then ministry of culture)
Special secretariat for culture (then ministry of culture)
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure
Through a public notice launched in 2018, projects were selected and supported toward the implementation of digital libraries, with financial resources to be applied in creating the appropriate environment to enhance the use of information and communication technologies, in order to facilitate the use of these technologies in the environment of public libraries in brazil, with the acquisition of equipment for digital reading, licenses for digital books, and compatible furniture.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Results achieved
The digital libraries notice supported 19 projects for the implementation in public libraries in different cities. they received us$ 27,365.77 each to fund projects for use in their information and communication technology spaces. the selection was made by a committee that evaluated 86 institutions qualified to participate in the contest.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
Us$ 547,315.41