Open AccessThe Development of an Information System for the Solidarity Economy Movement
Author(s) -
Alan Freihof Tygel,
Celso Alexandre Souza de Alvear
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of community informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1712-4441
DOI - 10.15353/joci.v7i1-2.2569
Subject(s) - solidarity , solidarity economy , movement (music) , process (computing) , virtual community , economic system , economy , political science , computer science , economics , the internet , world wide web , politics , law , operating system , aesthetics , philosophy
This article aims to describe and analyze the development process of Cirandas (www.cirandas.net), an information system geared towards the Solidarity Economy community in Brazil. The creation of a virtual community incorporated in a real community permits an analysis of the similarities and differences between both instances of the community.