Abstract
This article discusses the importance of digital inclusion in the construction of citizenship. The central point when discussing social inequality is citizenship with impacts on the structure transformation present in society. The opportunities created by digital inclusion can transform the conditions of the individual, leading to the construction of citizenship from greater participation in political life and in public decisions. Digital inclusion can promote the participation of the individual in cyberspace which becomes the sphere for public debates and a space for State decisions. The critical use of techniques and information technology along with other actions which promotes equality can lead to the development of full citizenship and requires a new transformation in the meanings of work, responsible for occupation and social inclusion. Considering the adjustments for digital inclusion, social programs can go "beyond mere access" to computers and internet and changes and in the social space.
Highlights
The so called Society of Information, in the present 21st century, has presented many social problems that are related to the lack of full citizenship, such as marginalization of the individual and poverty
Social programs of digital inclusion are practiced as a possible way of access to information and communication technologies, which are crucial for the promotion of political, civil and social rights
Citizenship professes education as being the primary right to education, according to Marshall (1967), Carvalho (2003) and Santos (2008), and, the discussion on the practice of literacy related to digital inclusion is convenient for the visualization of its social transformation potentiality
Summary
The so called Society of Information, in the present 21st century, has presented many social problems that are related to the lack of full citizenship, such as marginalization of the individual and poverty. At the same time, they create a socialization space of life experience and knowledge; capable of developing a critical awareness of the life conditions those individuals are inserted in This way, the social programs of digital inclusion become important socialization and citizenship construction spaces, even if parallel to this process is the technical education practice that serves the labor market interests. Such programs require improvements in order to reach the complete development of those individuals, promoting the digital inclusion (access to technology and information) and a full citizenship construction. It is of extreme importance understanding the citizenship construction process and its relation to social programs of digital inclusion practiced in Brazil in order to reduce the social problems related to marginalization and poverty
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