Alvaro Lima MIT Center for Civic Media December 2012

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Digaaí -

[dig-ă-ēē ]

To give your opinion; popular Brazilian expression

used as a greeting such as “What’s up?” or “How are

you doing?”

di-ga [verb] – to say; to express; to enunciate; to

present an idea or opinion; to inform or affirm

a-í [adverb] – here; in this place; close to the person

you’re speaking with

What is

Digaai?

A web-based platform to

aggregate and curate the

cultural production of Brazilian

immigrants and transnationals

around the world

Why

Digaai?

To help Brazilian immigrants

and transnationals to circulate

ideas, symbols and data, and to

facilitate the construction of a

shared narrative

What we still narrate in the

language of immigration, is

actually a series of processes

whereby global elements are

localized

Immigrants?

Transnationals?

We are Here

and There

This new reality creates new

forms of citizen action, civic

engagement and community

life in the countries of origin and

in the countries of destination

New Notions of

Community

Transnational

Brazilians & Digaai

Brazil

Japan

United States

Portugal

Angola

Spain

Paraguay

Digaai Transnational

Platform

capture everyday life practices

capture social

practices

capture economic

activity

(PHASE I)

SEARCH AGGREGATE ARCHIVE CURATE

PHASE II

DATAVERSE

…

SLIDESHARE

…

everyday

life practices

economic activity

social activity

Brazilian

Transnational

Community

capture everyday life practices

capture social practices capture economic activity

(PHASE I)

SEARCH AGGREGATE ARCHIVE CURATE

(PHASE II)

MASHUPS JOURNALING TAGGING ETC…

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WIKI

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DATAHUB

…

DATAVERSE

…

SLIDESHARE

…

Digaai Transnational

Platform

Digaai.com Platform

DigaaiSLIDESHARE (I)

DigaaiSLIDESHARE (II)

DigaaiWIKI (I)

DigaaiWIKI (II)

DigaaDATAHUB (I)

DigaaDATAHUB (II)

DigaaDATAHUB (III)

DigaaDATAHUB (IV)

DigaaDATAVERSE (I)

DigaaDATAVERSE (II)

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