Welcome to our Tech Roundup, where we bring you the biggest stories in technology and innovation in Brazil and Latin America. This week: Problems related to time spent online have only increased for Brazilian children and teens in school.
More schools connected, but more report online addiction and abuse
More Brazilian schools have gained access to the internet since the pandemic, according to the Regional Center for Studies for the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br). In 2022, 99 percent of urban schools and 85 percent in rural areas were connected, up by 1 and 33 percentage points, respectively, from 2021. However, with increased access comes new demands, some of which schools may not be prepared to meet.
State of play. By interviewing nearly 10,500 teachers and school administrators, Cetic...
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