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Title:
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: A CASE STUDY INVOLVING THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL |
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Author(s):
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Daniela Favaro Garrossini, Ana Carolina Kalume Maranhão, Luis Fernando Ramos Molinaro |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-20-5 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Citizen Participation Spaces, Social Network Analysis, Brazilian Health Councils, Public Policies |
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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59 |
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Last Page:
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65 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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The objective of this article is to present a case study on the the process of constructing public health policies in Brazil aiming at the opening up of spaces for citizen participaton supported by Information and Communication Technologies. As such, an analysis of Brazilian health councils was developed for the years between 2005 to 2008. These councils are deliberative bodies responsible for formulating and implementing public health policies in Brazil. Here, a methodology of social network analysis for identifying possible communication failures was utilized.Additionally, a conceptual model of citizen participation based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) was developed which makes possible an increase in the participative spaces in the realm of Brazilian health councils. This study presents specific features such as, being a virtual participative space that understands the interactions among all of the actors, thus guaranteeing a greater opening for demands from the population. |
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