Informação, inovação social e condições de vida: construindo competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável

Abstract

This research's objective is to analyze the importance of the knowledge inclusion as a factor of social improvement as it relates to the life conditions in the Brazilian communities – specifically in the cities of the state of Ceará – and the value of information as it was perceived by the researched group. Our hypothesis is that the general population does not acknowledge yet the importance of acquiring knowledge to develop the local economy, and how the generation of knowledge can transform the community's resources.