Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | September 3, 2003 |
Jurisdiction | Brazil |
Headquarters | São Paulo, São Paulo state |
Child agencies |
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Website | cgi |
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil; 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),[1] and officially created on 3 September 2003.[2] It is a multi-stakeholder organization with members from the government, the corporate sector, the third sector and the academic community.[2]
The purpose of the agency is to promote technical quality, innovation and the dissemination of Internet services in Brazil.