QUALITATIVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET: A reflection of freedom and a mitigator of regional discrepancies

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.216482423041

• Palavras-chave: quality internet. small and medium-sized cities. human capital.

• Keywords: quality internet. small and medium-sized cities. human capital.

• Abstract:

  The scope of this article is to analyze the limited access to quality internet in many parts of the country. The objective is to verify, in the same way, the effects of this scarcity on the fundamental right to freedom of movement (digital), as well as on the human development of small and medium-sized cities. In the midst of the transition to the fourth industrial revolution, which is disruptive in nature and which redesigns the substrate of human relationships. Debating how so many citizens still find themselves deprived of such a vital tool. In this vein, without neglecting the socioeconomic disparities experienced, we propose a look at cybernetic geographic inequality, antagonistic to the anti-caste principle – defended by Cass Sunstein. To achieve the proposal, quantitative-qualitative research was chosen, through the compilation and review of data from official bodies, compared with bibliographic sources on the topic. Along this path, it was found that access to a fast and stable connection, in addition to a basic individual right, represents a catalyst for human capabilities, providing opportunities for a global and inclusive connection and mitigating the possible effects of a feared “slavery” 4.0.