NIC.br
Brazilian Network Information Center | |
Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR | |
Named after | Network Information Centers (NICs) |
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Formation | 2000 |
Type | Nonprofit civil entity |
Region served | Brazil |
Website | nic |
The Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR (English: Brazilian Network Information Center) is a non-profit organization created to implement the decisions and projects designed by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. Some of NIC.br's responsibilities include maintaining Registro.br, responsible for the .br domain name, handle internet security and network security in Brazil, handle infrastructure for the Internet in Brazil, and gather and publish statistics about internet usage in Brazil.[1]
The organization is also responsible for the Brazilian chapter of the World Wide Web Consortium organization.
See also[]
- CGI.br (Brazilian Internet Steering Committee)
- IX.br
- Registro.br
- Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet
References[]
- ^ "Who we are". NIC.br. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Bibliography[]
- "História do NIC.br" [NIC.br's history]. NIC.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in Portuguese)
Categories:
- Internet in Brazil
- Government agencies of Brazil
- Brazil stubs