bruna zanolli
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| Your profile name | bruna zanolli |
| A short bio | Bruna Zanolli is a specialist in community-centered technologies and digital care, grounded in intersectional feminism, social and climate justice, and popular education. With 15+ years of experience and research in community radio, autonomous networks, and local technologies, she works to advance public-interest technologies. Bruna supports community networks in the Global Majority through the Local Networks project (in collaboration with Rhizomatica and APC) and contributes to Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel on the Community Networks Committee, advocating for inclusive policies and sustainable funding. A Mozilla Open Web Fellow (2018/19) alumni, Bruna is part of the Transfeminist Digital Care Network and APC’s Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN). She holds a master’s in Communication and Culture from MediaLab UFRJ and is a dedicated FLOSS enthusiast. |
| City you are based in | São Paulo, Brazil |
Initiative
| Your Organisation or Initiative Name | Rhizomatica |
| Where is it located? | Global South |
| About your organisation | Through efforts around the world, we use innovative applications of technology to facilitate community organization and personal and collective autonomy. Our approach combines regulatory activism and reform, the development of decentralized telecommunications and energy infrastructure, direct community involvement and participation, and critical engagement with new technologies. |
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| Name one of your projects to showcase | LocNet |
| About the project | We work for rural, remote and marginalised communities to have the opportunities, capacities and resources to achieve and shape meaningful community-centred connectivity that contributes to the strengthening of local well-being, economies and cultures. We also promote collective action to shape digital norms, policies, standards and processes that are democratic and rights-respecting. |
