Alexandre Barbosa is head of the Regional Centre of Studies on Information and Communication Technololgies (Cetic.br), and is in charge of several nationwide ICT surveys and research projects on the socio-economic implications of ICTs, including research on ICT in Education and online risks and opportunities for children (Kids Online survey). He is chair of the Expert Group on ICT Household indicators from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Alexandre holds a PhD in Business Administration from Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil), a Master’s in Business Administration from Bradford University (UK), an MSc in Computer Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Catholic University (Brazil). He has also conducted postdoctoral research at HEC Montréal (Canada).
